Accountable Care Organizations and the Impact on Care Management

BY CONNIE PHILLIPS-JONES. RN, MSN, CCM, CPHQ In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aimed at helping doctors, hospitals and other providers better coordinate care by way of accountable care organizations, or ACOs. ACOs provide a framework for rewarding providers financially — …

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