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Engaging specialty physicians is an emerging area of focus for Medicare accountable care organizations. Enhanced data on specialist costs and outcomes are essential to addressing alignment challenges.
OakLeaf Medical Network expands capacity to fill healthcare needs in Chippewa Valley after HSHS closures. Increased services, hours, and availability added.
To succeed in ACO Reach, groups need to accurately identify the social determinants of health (SDoH) barriers affecting their patient population and determine which barriers could be addressed effectively. Some technology can accurately note specific SDoH risk factors facing a given patient and offer targeted intervention recommendations based on that patient’s unique SDoH risk factors.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication packets are found with incorrect pills; CMS data reveal record numbers of providers and beneficiaries participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs); Supreme Court will hear arguments over FDA regulations on abortion medication in March.
Allowing nurse practitioners to serve as attribution-eligible providers for Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations leads to no change in hierarchical condition category risk scores and modest growth in attributed beneficiaries.