Many current policies and approaches to performance measurement and payment reform
focus on individual providers; they risk reinforcing the fragmented care and lack of …

To succeed, health care reform must slow spending growth while improving quality. We
propose a new approach to help achieve more integrated and efficient care by fostering …

Accountable care organizations are intended to improve the quality and lower the cost of
health care through several mechanisms, such as disease management programs, care …

Background: Implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) is currently
underway, but there is limited empirical evidence on the merits of the ACO model. Purpose …

A common criticism of US health care is the fragmented nature of its payment and delivery
systems. Because in many settings no single group of participants—physicians, hospitals …

The ACA aims to simultane ously improve the quality of care and reduce costs. Doing so will
require focused efforts to improve care for the 10% of patients who account for 64% of all US …

A historically fragmented US health care system, where care has been delivered by multiple
providers with little or no coordination, has led to increasing issues with access, cost, and …

Accountable care organizations, scheduled to become part of the Medicare program under
the Affordable Care Act, have been promoted as a way to improve health care quality …

The belief that integrated delivery systems offer better care at lower cost has contributed to
growing interest in accountable care organizations. These provider-led delivery systems …

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act establishes a national voluntary program for
accountable care organizations (ACOs) by January 2012 under the auspices of the Centers …