Triad HealthCare Network Founded on Unique Relationship With Cone Health
As the saying goes – ‘if you’ve seen one accountable care organization (ACO), you’ve seen one accountable care organization.’ But while every ACO in our state is “homegrown” in its particular...
View ArticleNC ACOs Rank in Top 15 Percent Nationally for Quality of Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the quality reports for the 220 accountable care organizations (ACO) nationwide that have participated in the Medicare Shared...
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Wilmington Health: Health Care Reform “In the Trenches”
Philip Brown, MD, President of Wilmington Health Governor McCrory and Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos, MD, visited Wilmington Health last summer as part of their...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Home to Seven New Medicare ACOs in 2015
Just before the new year dawned, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 89 new Medicare Shared Savings Plan (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) bringing the nationwide...
View ArticleMove Toward ‘Pay for Quality’ Accelerates With HHS Announcement
In an announcement last week, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell set the stage for more aggressive adoption of a Medicare reimbursement system centered on paying physicians...
View ArticleNC ACO Collaborative Draws Crowd to Raleigh
On Thursday, March 5, members of the NC ACO Collaborative packed the auditorium of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Center for Leadership in Medicine in Raleigh for the first of its twice-...
View ArticleCMS Announces Next Generation ACO
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center introduced the “Next Generation Accountable Care Organization” model of payment and care delivery on March 10, 2015. This...
View ArticleNCMS Foundation Seeks Rural Providers for ACO Opportunity
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation seeks to identify rural providers interested in learning more about developing an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The Centers for Medicare...
View ArticlePioneer ACO Model Generates Medicare Savings, Independent Report Reveals
The US Department of Health and Human Services released an independent evaluation report showing an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act generated substantial...
View ArticleDuke Connected Care: A Learning Opportunity While Serving the Community
Back in 2009-2010, as the Affordable Care Act was being debated and then passed, Duke Health Systems decided they could not sit on the sidelines and watch as the whole landscape of health care was...
View ArticleTwo More ACO Partnerships Formed in NC
Recently, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare formed accountable care partnerships with several major medical groups in the state. Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) are focused on enhancing care coordination...
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Four Years Later TAC Boasts 40+ Members and Dozens of Toolkits
Over four years ago a group of far-sighted individuals launched the Toward Accountable Care Consortium and Initiative (TAC). The Consortium now includes over 40 health care association and organization...
View ArticleCoastal Carolina Ranks First in the Nation for Medicare ACO Quality Performance
Coastal Carolina Quality Care in New Bern ranked first in the nation for quality performance as a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in 2016. Coastal Carolina...
View ArticleDATE CHANGE: NC Population Health Collaborative Will Meet March 15
The NC Population Health Collaborative’s first quarter meeting has been changed to Thursday, March 15, from 11:30 am until 4:00 pm at the JB Duke Hotel, Ballrooms C-E, 230 Science Drive, Durham, NC....
View ArticleWant to Know Where the ACOs Are in NC? Download These Helpful Maps.
The maps and directory below provide a comprehensive view of active ACOs in North Carolina. CMS ACOs in NC (Map) MSSP Only Map NextGen Only Map NC ACO Directory, Excel version, PDF version Melanie...
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NC Population Health Collaborative Set to Meet Sept. 20
The third-quarter meeting of the North Carolina Population Health Collaborative is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20, at the NC Farm Bureau in Raleigh starting at 11:30am. The focus of this event will...
View ArticleFind Out How You Can Master Your ACO’s Benchmark for Financial Success
Stephen Nuckolls, CEO of Coastal Carolina Health Care, PA, and its ACO, Coastal Carolina Quality Care, Inc., offered his insights and experiences during his July 19, 2018, webinar: “How to Master Your...
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