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Clin Nucl Med. 2010 Dec;35(12):935-6. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181fb5194.

Will accountable care organizations deliver greater quality and lower cost health care?.

Clinical nuclear medicine

Jay A Harolds

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  1. Division of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 3264 North Evergreen Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21206224 DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181fb5194

Abstract

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a voluntary grouping of health care providers that is envisioned to be able to offer high quality care with lower cost than is typically provided in this country. The cost savings achieved by the ACO would be shared between the ACO and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). There are a variety of types of ACO's, and there are certain eligibility requirements. There are both benefits and risks to those participating in these ACOs.

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