6 Questions to Ask Before Joining ACOs or Medical Homes

An article in American Medical News outlines several questions physicians should ask before joining an accountable care organization or patient-centered medical home.

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The questions should revolve around how these organizations will impact the physician’s patients and practice. The questions include:

•    What must a practice do to participate?
•    What care protocol or guidelines have been established and will I have flexibility to take clinical judgment into account?
•    What bonuses are available and what changes will be required to achieve them?
•    Will insurers encourage patients to go to my practice?
•    What will the insurer do to meet the goals of the ACO or PCMH and what kind of data will be provided?
•    How will outlier patients be taken into account?

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