Jeff Lagasse
About 40 new ACOs entered the program, which is less than the 100-plus new ACOs the program averaged in its first 7 years.
Rural hospitals are particularly challenged in meeting the standards, with non meeting the volume standard for five of eight procedures.
Total transacted revenue, $11.3 billion, was above the norm for a single quarter and nearly four times the revenue of Q2 2018.
Patients age 60 and over used the portal less than younger patients, and African Americans used the portal less than white patients.
Many BPCI-participating hospitals instead elect to send patients to home health organizations, which are less costly.
While full integration is expected to take a couple of years, a name for the new health system will be unveiled this summer.
Costs for two- and four-person families rose despite overall premiums being relatively flat compared to last year.
Physicians of almost all age groups show an interest in pursuing telemedicine jobs or service lines.
True value-based care requires a holistic view of the patient that can only be achieved with robust data, an expert says.
As they have become more widespread, ACOs have employed a variety of care management and coordination strategies.