Download or read book Essential Guide to Accountable Care Organizations written by John Harris and published by Healthcare Intelligence Net. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Guide to Accountable Care Organizations: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities of the ACO Model answers key questions surrounding ACOs so that hospitals, PHOs, IPAs and other physician organizations, networks or group practices can weigh the merits now of creating an ACO and complete the necessary groundwork before CMS's ACO operation date of January 2012.

Download or read book The ACO Handbook written by Peter A. Pavarini and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Accountable Care Organization Aco a Complete Guide 2019 Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is working elsewhere? What will happen to members existing enrollments when the enrollment options change? Will beneficiaries that receive services from a health care professional or provider that is a part of an ACO be required to receive all his/her services from the ACO? What are ACOs? What are the ACO models? This instant Accountable Care Organization ACO self-assessment will make you the trusted Accountable Care Organization ACO domain expert by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Accountable Care Organization ACO challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Accountable Care Organization ACO work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Accountable Care Organization ACO task and that every Accountable Care Organization ACO outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Accountable Care Organization ACO costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Accountable Care Organization ACO advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Accountable Care Organization ACO essentials are covered, from every angle: the Accountable Care Organization ACO self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Accountable Care Organization ACO outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Accountable Care Organization ACO practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Accountable Care Organization ACO are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Accountable Care Organization ACO self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Accountable Care Organization ACO Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

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Download or read book Accountable Care Organizations written by Marc Bard and published by ACHE Management. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the ACO strategy right for your organization? Accountable Care Organizations will help you understand the ACO framework and assess your readiness to embark on an ACO strategy. This book provides the structural blueprints, management skills, and cultural tools necessary to implement a successful ACO. Practical advice is bolstered with real world examples of leading healthcare providers that are pioneers in the rapidly changing world of accountable care. This guidebook is designed to facilitate critical conversations and decisions at all stages of the ACO development journey. Explore processes and structures and learn how to implement pilots to shape your own ACO delivery model. Each chapter includes takeaway points and tailored action steps for: (1) organizations interested in exploring the ACO concept, (2) organizations taking the first steps towards an ACO model, and (3) organizations already moving full speed ahead. This book will help you answer these questions and more: What does it take to become an ACO? What steps and actions should your organization take to implement an ACO strategy? How can organizational culture support your move to accountable care? How can you build a business plan to support an ACO strategy? What information technology is needed to implement an ACO strategy? How can an merging ACO best negotiate with third-party payers?

Download or read book The ABCs of ACOs written by Raymund C. King and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ACOs pose difficult legal issues because of their accountability for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries. ABCs of ACOs encapsulates the most applicable knowledge available on how these healthcare organizations will work within the model.

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