The Affordable Care Act encourages the formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) that can accept bundled payments for hospitalization and outpatient care. Most ACOs use an organizational structure, the foundation model, which has a serious shortcoming: It limits the extent to which an ACO’s practicing physicians must commit themselves to the goals of performance improvement and cost containment.
Make Physicians Full Partners in Accountable Care Organizations
Physicians will embrace change when they have a voice in determining strategy.
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