Question

Accountable care organizations

a. Integrate healthcare delivery.

b. Assume some risk for the costs of care

c. Control costs through "shared savings"

d. All of the above.

e. A & B only.

Answer 1

• Option d is the answer.
• Accountable care organizations integrate healthcare delivery, assume some risks for the costs of care, control costs through "shared savings".
• Accountable care organizations are a group of doctors, medical practitioners, etc to deliver high quality care to medicare patients. These ACOs ensures that the patients are getting needed care and unwanted costs are prevented. Delays in availing the necessary medical facilities and other services are solved through ACOs. If the patient want to keep his/her medical history as private, then the records are not shared. ACOs are highly beneficial for the Medicare patients.