Thomson Reuters has published a white paper that identifies and describes four indicators which should be tracked to predict the success of an accountable care organization pilot project. These four indicators are:
- How many attributed members are there?
- What are the current ACO member utilization and payments (both in-network and out-of-network)
- Analysis of the opportunity to reduce utilization and service unit costs
- Analysis of ACO baseline and payer financial terms
Source: Kelley, B. Will Your Accountable Care Organization Pilot Succeed? Predict Success with Just Four Numbers. Thomson Reuters, Feb. 2012. Click here for full text (free, but registration required): http://interest.healthcare.thomsonreuters.com/content/verify?doc=http://interest.healthcare.thomsonreuters.com/content/DownloadLibrary-Provider Posted by AHA Resource Center, (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org
Filed under: Accountable care organizations, Financial management, Health reform, Integrated delivery, Posted by Kim Garber | Tagged: accountable care organizations, ACOs |
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