Patient Blood Management Key for Accountable Care Organizations Patient Blood...
Blood products and their transfusion represent significant expense to hospitals. As health care systems look toward more affordable, higher-quality care, better management of our blood supply offers...
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Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a key component of the health care reform legislation, which some believe will improve quality and reduce costs. Findings from prior studies have shown that...
View ArticleAnticipating the Effects of Accountable Care Organizations for Inpatient...
ImportanceMuch of the enthusiasm for accountable care organizations is fueled by evidence that integrated delivery systems (IDSs) perform better on measures of quality and cost in the ambulatory care...
View ArticleThe Right Triangle
The article by Gadzinski and colleagues raises important questions about how best to maintain access to surgical care in underserved communities. As suggested by Kissick, health care delivery is bound...
View ArticleAmerican Surgery and the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) attempts to change the way we finance and deliver health care by coordinating the delivery of primary, specialty, and hospital services in accountable care organizations....
View ArticleSurgery and Accountable Care Organizations
This Viewpoint reports on the composition of physicians participating in Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations to determine the degree to which surgeons and other...
View ArticleHospital and Payer Costs Associated With Surgical Complications
This observational study evaluates the costs associated with surgical quality and the relative financial burden on hospitals and payers.
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