ACOs: Big Trends and Topics

A panel including Dan Shellenbarger, partner, Health and Life Sciences; Jen Johnson, CFA, Partner, VMG Health; Randall E. Williams, MD, CEO, Pharos Innovations; Miles Snowden, MD, MPH, CEBS, chief medical officer of Optum, discussed current trends in accountable care organizations.

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During the first pilot year, Ms. Johnson was most surprised with the time and money spent on data tracking and talking about data and infrastructure. She emphasized that health systems need to carefully track exactly where their shared savings dollars are going back to so the Office of the Inspector General can be sure physicians who did not contribute to savings are not benefiting from them. 

Read the full report on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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