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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CMS Issues ACO Significant, Anomalous and Highly Suspect Billing Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept.
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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.
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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on the Higher Spending on Two Catheter Codes and the Impact on ACOs

The undersigned organizations write to request that accountable care organizations (ACOs) are held harmless from anomalous Medicare spending outside their control, such as the aberrant billing for catheters experienced in 2023.
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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.
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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.
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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

On Feb. 9, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a massive budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems.