Accountable Care Organizations are the building blocks of opportunity
ACO, the acronym for an Accountable Care Organization, is a buzzword these days in the health care industry. Nearly everybody has heard the term by now. Many are wondering, what does it mean to medicine, and more importantly, what does it mean to HME providers?
Here are the basics.
Medicare ACOs are a product of the Affordable Care Act, and were conceived in an attempt to find a solution meeting former CMS Administrator Don Berwick’s “Triple Aim” vision for health care reform:
