title: The accountable care organization summit: a white paper on findings, outcomes, and challenges.
abstract: The authors sought to explore the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Summit participants, who discussed best practices and issues to be addressed when designing and implementing ACOs. Healthcare leaders from across the country in charge of running, developing, and/or implementing ACOs for health systems. Participants were asked to consider the challenges, benefits, and strategies to ACO implementation.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koury
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iannaccone
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strunk
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Udelson
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boaz
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.forename: Suzanne Keck
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Huszagh
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keale
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D008490:Medical Informatics; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011057:Politics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States
keywords: Accountable Care Organizations; health management; health reform; hospital operations; strategic planning