title: Shared savings, shared risk: first-year potential gains and losses of ACOs.
abstract: As hospitals prepare for a new world of shared payments under the ACO model, they need to make determinations with respect to four key areas of concern: Integration--whether the organization can realistically deliver all that is required for shared savings. Cost versus benefits--whether the benefits of becoming an ACO exceed the costs. Patient loyalty--whether their patient population is sufficiently loyal to help ensure the organization will succeed as an ACO. Risks versus rewards--which option among ACO models is most financially attractive based on an analysis of the particular data sets.
authors.affiliation: PwC's Health Industries Practice, Dallas, USA. warren.h.skea@us.pwc.com
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Skea
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Isgur
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D017046:Cost Savings; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States