title: Move to accountable care puts case managers in the spotlight.
abstract: Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) offer opportunities and challenges for case managers as providers focus on coordinating care throughout the continuum. Pressure for accountability and managing resources efficiently are increasing. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other payers are beginning to base reimbursement on quality. ACOs change the payment system by bundling reimbursement across settings of care.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States