Question

The CEO of a health system wants to build a vertically integrated delivery system to act as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) pursuant to the ACA. Which of the following health care provider types should s/he put at the bottom of his/her list for inclusion:

  

Hospitals

   

Community Health Centers (Community Clinics)

   

Physician Groups

   

Nursing homes

Answer 1

Answer Option 3. Physician Groups

Option 3 is correct as in the vertically integrated delivery system the physician groups are to be linked to the network to provide the quality care and have availability to treat and care for the patients and comes at the bottom of the list of inclusion list for the care provider types.

Option 1 is incorrect as hospital comes higher in the list than the physician groups

Option 2 is incorrect as community clinics do not form the base or come under the bottom of the list as the infrastructure comes up.

Option 4 is incorrect as nursing homes and related care organizations come above the physician groups and not at the bottom of the list.