title: Transplantation in ACOs.
abstract: The United States exhibits subpar health care outcomes compared with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development peer group. An urgent need exists to address the excessive cost and unsustainable trajectory of expenditures associated with US health care. Health care reform ideas based on the Health Maintenance Organization and Patient-Centered Medical Home concepts are a promising solution to address health care inefficiencies. Accountable Care Organizations seek to simultaneously improve quality of care and reduce expenditure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, B6/319 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3272, USA. Electronic address: zghevesi@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hevesi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hammel
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000191:economics; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care
keywords: Accountable Care Organization; HMO; Health care reform; Medicare; Medicare shared savings program; Patient Centered Medical Home; Quality improvement