title: ACOs: Forging the links.
abstract: Hospital executives see building accountable care organizations as the key to better managing patient care across the continuum and preparing for bundled payments. This ACO primer looks at the big issues hospitals face, from regulatory concerns to governance. The No. 1 step to success is building stronger relationships with physicians.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States