Wednesday, March 9, 2011 — “March Thought Leader’s Corner” — Accountable Care News

“ACO developments provide health plans with an opening into a new kind of conversation with providers—one that seeks to align incentives to achieve shared high-quality, low-cost health care goals. Although many in the health care industry view ACOs as a provider-driven phenomenon, health plans have numerous opportunities to leverage this trend to achieve cost and quality goals, and to deepen health/provider relationships into true collaborations. For example, health plans that embrace ACOs can provide key expertise in data analysis, care coordination, and administrative processes.”

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