Physician Groups Issue ACO Principles
December 19, 2010
Posted by chcablogadmin in : ACO Update
Four physician groups–the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association–announced November 19 that they had developed and released “Joint Principles for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).” The groups represent 350,000 physicians. The 21 principles address ACO administrative structures and how payment should be facilitated. They strongly support that primary care should be the foundation for an ACO and that patient and/or family-centered medical homes should be the basic structures within the ACO. The four physician groups have sent the principles to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) for their consideration as CMS develops their rules for ACO certification.
You may also access the newsletter (ACO Update_12-20-10) as a document to print and share within your hospital.
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