Oklahoma focusing on quality care — 3 points

Medicare Accountable Care Organizations will provide services to 60,989 Oklahoma Medicare members in 2016, according to Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

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Here are three points:

1. ACOs are designed to place the patient in the center of healthcare delivery.

2. Medicare rewards those hospitals that delivery quality care, as opposed to those focused on quantity.

3. CMS reported active ACOs in 49 states and Washington, D.C.

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