ACO Coalition Meeting Helps Stakeholders Prepare for “A Value-Based World”
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The first gathering of the
On
"We're moving to an ACO world, a value-based world," said Kimberly Westrich, MA, director of
A unique feature of the meeting, and the broader
Participants had the chance to spend time in small groups working through the real-world challenges of healthcare reform. Among the lessons:
• ACOs are evolving and stakeholders are "learning as we go."
• Collaboration is everyone's responsibility within the healthcare organization, not just its leaders. Successful healthcare reform will require team-based collaboration of different stakeholders.
• Consensus is needed on how to measure quality, and achieving this requires strong data management and information sharing.
• Value-based contracting needs to occur. Payers need to align incentives with the provider community.
• Pharmacists will be increasingly critical to improving patient outcomes, and collaboration with them is essential. "The pharmacy and pharmacists are integral resources. Data integration and management are key," said
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Participants heard presentations at Thursday's opening session by Slonim and fellow Co-chair
Friday's presentations included "Leveraging the PCMH Model" by
Coalition meetings are just one tool that AJMC offers to guide healthcare's historic transition. In December, AJMC launched
Participants in the
In addition, the
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