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  2. Accountable care organization - Wikipedia

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    An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization that ties provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the cost of care. ACOs in the United States are formed from a group of coordinated health-care practitioners. They use alternative payment models, normally, capitation. The organization is accountable to ...

  3. Accountable care system - Wikipedia

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    An accountable care system is a system of healthcare provision which is intended to be integrated, and in particular to merge the funding of primary care with that for hospital care, therefore providing incentives to keep people healthy and out of hospital. It has features in common with accountable care organizations in the United States.

  4. Pay for performance (healthcare) - Wikipedia

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    An ACO is a patient-centered care model that aims to raise patient care quality, reduce costs and streamline health care delivery. A total of 15 organizations are taking part in this VBP feasibility study. Under the VBP system, doctors and health care providers have to meet clearly defined quality metrics that focus on prevention and managing ...

  5. Summa Health - Wikipedia

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    Summa Health's integrated healthcare system, encompasses a network of hospitals, multiple community-based health centers, a health plan (Summa Care), a multi-specialty group practice, an accountable care organization (ACO - New Health Collaborative), research and medical education and a foundation.

  6. Wellmont Health System and Healthways Collaborative is ...

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    Wellmont Health System and Healthways Collaborative is Supporting Wellmont Integrated Network ACO KINGSPORT, Tenn. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthways (NAS: HWAY) and Wellmont Health ...

  7. Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    Unlike health maintenance organizations, ACO patients are not required to obtain all care from the ACO. Also, unlike HMOs, ACOs must achieve quality-of-care goals ...

  8. Coordinated care organization - Wikipedia

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    CCOs have some very basic similarities with accountable care organizations (ACOs) but its major difference with ACOs are as follows. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes no provision for CCOs, there is no structured framework for them, are state developed, they might function as either a single organization or a network of providers, consumers ...

  9. List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United ...

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    Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) [3] Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Community Health Accreditation Program(CHAP) DNV GL Healthcare; Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) [4] Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) [5] Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)