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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463213503321

Autore

Cimasi Robert James.

Titolo

Accountable care organizations : value metrics and capital formation / / Robert James Cimasi ; foreword by Peter A. Pavarini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-429-25456-3

1-4665-8184-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PavariniPeter A

Disciplina

362.1068/1

Soggetti

Accountable care organizations (Medical care) - United States

Medical care - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Productivity Press book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Background and the path to ACOS -- Federal ACOS -- Commercial ACOS -- Hypothetical models for the development and operation of ACOS -- Impact of ACOS on the healthcare industry : addressing industry concern -- Capital finance considerations for the development and operation of ACOS -- Financial feasibility analysis for ACO investments -- Considerations of value for the positive externalities of ACOS -- The role of the healthcare consultant.

Sommario/riassunto

An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization characterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for an assigned group of patients. Accountable Care Organizations: Value Metrics and Capital Formation explores the historical background and evolution of the ACO model as the basis for the development of the value metrics and capital formation analyses that are foundational to assessing the current efficacy and capacity for change. The book examines the four pillars of value