Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Evolution of and Trends in Health Care in the U.S.
Lecture:Patient-Centered Medical Home and Other Models of Care Coordination
Slide content:Evolution of Care Coordination Affordable Care Act introduced the concept of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Provide flexible financial support in exchange for accepting accountability for overall quality and cost, aka shared savings (Pham, 2015) Payment models usually involve bundled payment to manage a patient with specific diagnoses or perform specific procedures, with additional payment for achieving specified quality measures 14
Slide notes:The Affordable Care Act introduced another type of care coordination called Accountable Care Organizations, or ACOs . ACOs provide flexible financial support in exchange for accepting accountability for overall quality and cost, which is sometimes called shared savings. Payment models usually involve bundled payment to manage a patient with specific diagnoses or perform specific procedures, with additional payment for achieving specific quality measures. Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 4.0 14