title: Accountable Care Organizations and Otolaryngology.
abstract: Accountable care organizations represent a shift in health care delivery while providing a significant potential for improved quality and coordination of care across multiple settings. Otolaryngologists have an opportunity to become leaders in this expanding arena. However, the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery currently lacks many of the tools necessary to implement value-based care, including performance measurement, electronic health infrastructure, and data management. These resources will become increasingly important for surgical specialists to be active participants in population health. This article reviews the fundamental issues that otolaryngologists should consider when pursuing new roles in accountable care organizations.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA kcontre2@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Contrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: Albany ENT & Allergy Services PC and Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Setzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and Accountable Care, Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000379:methods; D018166:Health Care Reform; D033181:Information Dissemination; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing
keywords: accountable care organizations; alternative payment models; health care reform; otolaryngology; performance measures