Breast Imaging: A Paradigm for Accountable Care Organizations.
OBJECTIVE
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are being promoted by the Centers of Medicare Services as alternative payment models for radiology reimbursement. Because of its clinical orientation, focus on prevention, standardized reporting, quality orientation through mandatory accreditation, and value demonstration through established outcome metrics, breast imaging offers a unique paradigm for the ACO model in radiology.


CONCLUSIONS
In radiology, breast imaging represents the paradigm for ACOs.
1 Department of Radiology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030.
Jay R
JR
Parikh
1 Department of Radiology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030.
Wei T
WT
Yang
D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing
accountable care organizations; alternative payment models; breast imaging; paradigm