ACO Assignment

Due Nov 2 by 11:59pm

Points 7

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Available after Oct 23 at 12am

Learning Outcomes

When you have successfully completed this assignment, you will be able to:

Describe health care organizations from the perspective of key stakeholders (2)

Summarize regulatory requirements and reimbursement methodologies (2)

Identify the impact of policy on health care (3)

Information

Accountable Care Organizations have had an impact on the way healthcare has been delivered in the United States.

Instructions

Open and read the article on Acountable Care Organizations. (Links to an external site.) Answer these questions:

In 2-3 sentences, define what is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) (in your own words).

ACOs would make providers jointly accountable for the health of whom? How?

If ACOs do not save Medicare dollars, what would happen?

Given that this article was from 2011, search online for any updated information on ACOs. In 3-4 sentences, briefly explain your findings. Provide the link to your resource(s).