ACO Affiliated Hospitals Increase Implementation of Care Coordination Strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitals affiliated with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may have a greater capacity to collaborate with providers across the care continuum to coordinate care, due to formal risk sharing and payment arrangements. However, little is known about the extent to which ACO affiliated hospitals implement care coordination strategies.

Objectives

To compare the implementation of care coordination strategies between ACO affiliated hospitals (n=269) and unaffiliated hospitals (n=502) and examine whether the implementation of care coordination strategies varies by hospital payment model types.

Measures

We constructed a care coordination index (CCI) comprised of 12 indicators that describe evidence-based care coordination strategies. Each indicator was scored on

SUBMITTER: Anderson AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature