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AHA Responds to House RFI on Modernizing MACRA
Legislative reform recommendations for Congress to consider to further support flexible implementation and widespread participation in value-based and alternative payment models while delivering improvements in the cost and quality of care.
AHA, others urge CMS to ensure ACOs, MIPS-eligible clinicians are protected from increased skin substitute spending
A coalition of organizations, including the AHA, urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure accountable care organizations and Merit-based Incentive Payment System-eligible clinicians are held harmless from increased billing for skin substitutes.
The Benefits of Joining an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) with Augusta Health
In this conversation, Mary Mannix, CEO and president of Augusta Health, discusses the impact that cross-training has had on high-quality patient care in their community, and how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.
CMS announces increase in accountable care relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that 53.4% of people with Traditional Medicare are in an accountable care relationship with a provider, a 4.3% increase from last year. The agency said it is the largest increase since it began tracking accountable care relationships.
AHA podcast discusses the benefits of joining an accountable care organization
Health care pressures are often magnified for rural caregivers, yet some are developing unique solutions for these turbulent times.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
What are Accountable Care Organizations? What are ACOs? An ACO is a group of clinicians, hospitals and other health care providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care a designated group of patients.
CMS reports record participation in Medicare ACOs this year
A record 480 accountable care organizations will participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 2024, including 19 that will participate in the new permanent payment option, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 29.
CMS Issues ACO Significant, Anomalous and Highly Suspect Billing Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept.
CMS removes ACO track from rural payment model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday removed the Accountable Care Organization Transformation Track from the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model.
Chairman’s File: ACOs improving quality, reducing costs
Hospitals and health systems are leading transformative efforts to provide better care at lower costs for patients and communities.