Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are one of the key efforts of the recent healthcare reform legislation that address the two greatest challenges facing US health care: unsustainable escalation of costs that threaten the affordability of care and care that is fragmented, poorly coordinated with little accountability for the outcomes of care. It is widely believed that the current volume-based payment system is part of the problem and needs to be restructured to support paying for value rather than paying for delivering services and procedures. The ACO concept couples payment and delivery systems reforms that may have the opportunity to bend the cost curve while improving access and quality.
AMGA’s ACO Collaborative Readiness Assessment Tool
The Readiness Assessment Tool will be a guide for a structured assessment regarding organizational capacity and readiness including:
- Structure and governance components to support a culture of accountability
- Alignment of incentives both internally and with payers
- Clinical integration across providers and settings
- Care coordination and population management
- Technical support systems to account for cost and quality
To download a copy of the Readiness Assessment Tool, click here.
Accountable Care Organization Collaboratives
In 2011, AMGA launched two collaboratives focused on practical
steps toward creating high-performing organizations and systems of care
termed Accountable Care Organizations: a Development Collaborative and
an Implementation Collaborative. AMGA collaboratives offer access to content
experts and provide a forum in which peer organizations can learn from
one another as they begin to build and refine business and care
processes to develop high-quality, efficient, and sustainable systems of
care that provide high-value care to their patients and communities.
In 2012, AMGA is launching the next phase of its Accountable Care Collaborative: Transforming to a Value-Based System of Care. Medical groups are invited to join this yearlong shared learning program. Phase II of the Collaborative will focus on the fundamental organizational, systems, and culture changes necessary for successful transformation to a value-based system of care, regardless of the path chosen—CMS’s Shared Savings Program, the Pioneer ACO Program, commercial ACOs, or other models yet to emerge. Our goal is to create a rich collaborative experience providing participants with practical solutions and strategies specific to their situation.
For more details, click here.
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