A new Accountable Care Organization will soon provide guidance on best practices to Louisiana physicians. The health care company Aledade announced a partnership with Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum and the creation of a primary care physician-led ACO.
ACOs are groups of providers that aim to give care to Medicare patients in a more cost-effective way that rewards positive health outcomes rather than a high volume of health care services. After a year, Medicare calculates the savings compared to the year before and provides a kickback to the group. In this way, providers and government officials hope to save taxpayer dollars and increase quality of care.
Nadine Robin, health IT program director for Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, said improved practices include getting patients in for follow-up visits and improving preventive care.
She said the partnership is unique in Louisiana in that it will focus on independent care physicians.
“I believe that if we do well with primary care, it will reduce costs everywhere,” Robin said.
Aledade called the partnership the first state-based Medicare ACO led by independent doctors. A press release said the emphasis will be on preventive care, referral networks, customized technology and electronic health record data.
Quality Forum, a private nonprofit, will provide guidance to the physicians and training on best practices.
Robin said they only had a few doctors signed on so far because they just announced the new ACO. They plan to recruit through 2015 and roll out the program in 2016.
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