Association Between Medicare Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Spending Among Clinically Vulnerable Beneficiaries | Zendy

Carrie H. Colla | Zendy; Valerie A. Lewis | Zendy; LeeSien Kao | Zendy; A. James O’Malley | Zendy; ChiangHua Chang | Zendy; Elliott S. Fisher | Zendy

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Association Between Medicare Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Spending Among Clinically Vulnerable Beneficiaries

Author(s) -

Carrie H. Colla,

Valerie A. Lewis,

LeeSien Kao,

A. James O’Malley,

ChiangHua Chang,

Elliott S. Fisher

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2827

Subject(s) - medicine , association (psychology) , family medicine , medline , medicaid , gerontology , environmental health , health care , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law , economics

Accountable care contracts hold physician groups financially responsible for the quality and cost of health care delivered to patients. Focusing on clinically vulnerable patients, those with serious conditions who are responsible for the greatest proportion of spending, may result in the largest effects on both patient outcomes and financial rewards for participating physician groups.

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