title: The SSM Health Care approach to achieving "True North": improving health care quality while reducing costs.
authors.affiliation: SSM Health Care, St Louis, MO 63132-1716, USA. Robert_Porter@ssmhc.com
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Amanda P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Tosto
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017046:Cost Savings; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States