Facilitating the formation of accountable care organizations in rural areas.
This Policy Brief presents characteristics contributing to the formation of four accountable care organizations (ACOs) that serve rural Medicare beneficiaries. Doing so provides considerations for provider organizations contemplating creating rural-based ACOs. Key Findings. (1) Previous organizational integration and risk-sharing experience facilitated ACO formation. (2) Use of an electronic health record system fostered core ACO capabilities, including care coordination and population health management. (3) Partnerships across the care continuum supported utilization of local health care resources.
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Baloh
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Zhu
Tom
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Vaughn
A Clinton
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MacKinney
Keith J
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Mueller
Fred
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Ullrich
Matthew
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Nattinger
D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States