Legal mechanisms supporting accountable care principles

T. Ramanathan

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 11, 2048-2051

Abstract: Public health and private providers and facilities may shape the future of the US health system by engaging in new ways to deliver care to patients. "Accountable care" contracts allow private health care and public health providers and facilities to collaboratively serve defined populations. Accountable care frameworks emphasize health care quality and cost savings, among other goals. In this article, I explore the legal context for accountable care, including the mechanisms by which providers, facilities, and public health coordinate activities, avoid inefficiencies, and improve health outcomes. I highlight ongoing evaluations of the impact of accountable care on public health outcomes. © 2014, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: accountable care organization; evidence based medicine; human; legislation and jurisprudence; medicaid; medicare; organization and management; procedures; public health service; United States, Accountable Care Organizations; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Medicaid; Medicare; Public Health Administration; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302161

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