Can ‘meso-tier’ healthcare organizations enhance health system performance? - lessons from US Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and a discussion of the implications for Australia
Background: USA: ACOs are becoming a prominent feature of the US healthcare system. ACOs are groups of physicians, hospitals, and other providers that agree to be held financially responsible for the total cost and quality of care for a defined patient population. There are currently over 800 ACOs c...
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| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2017-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Integrated Care |
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| Online Access: | https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/3314 |