Accountable Care
On average, physician-led ACOs produced almost 7 times the amount of Medicare savings per beneficiary than hospital-led ACOs.
Health Catalyst's Holly Rimmasch says many health systems are living with feet in both worlds, but diverse incentives will eventually force a reckoning.
The bonus pool size in 2018 was $6.3 billion, which goes to 4-star and above plans as $500 per member, per year.
Example of changes is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician that refers patients to its hospital.
The Oregon model may promote more efficient use of resources, driven by primary care and financial incentives for care coordination.
Watch the second day of our livestream of interviews with healthcare IT industry luminaries, thought leaders and innovators from AsiaPac19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
ACOs saved Medicare $739 million last year after accounting for shared savings bonuses and collecting shared loss payments.
Among the challenges explored at the Oct. 7-10 event in Bangkok, Thailand, will be the challenge of homegrown EMRs and the "iron triangle" of healthcare.
The company, founded by former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Farzad Mostashari, says advanced analytics are helping its accountable care organizations drive big efficiencies.
At this year's Health 2.0, attendees were particularly interested in providing patients with their health data, say Jamie Skipper and Damon Davis of Elevation Health Consulting.