Our fifth installment in the ACO series covers the detailed ACO application requirements and procedures.
Archive for the ‘Accountable Care Organizations’ category
ACO Application Requirements and Procedures
December 20, 2011ACO Final Rule – Drastically Reduces Quality Measure Requirements
December 8, 2011The fourth installment of Ogden Murphy Wallace’s ACO series focuses on the quality measures ACOs will have to report and achieve during their participation in the Shared Savings Program.
The Nuts and Bolts of Determining Shared Savings and Losses for ACOs.
November 28, 2011The third article in OMW’s ACO series analyzes the two savings models introduced by CMS in the final rule. ACOs now have the option of choosing between a shared savings only model or a shared savings and losses model.
ACO Fraud and Abuse Law Waivers
November 23, 2011Part two in the ACO series is an analysis of the Fraud and Abuse Law Waivers (Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Civil Monetary Penalties) for those ACO’s in the Shared Savings Program.
ACO Antitrust Guidance
November 21, 2011Curious about ACO’s? OMW is proud to announce the launch of its ACO series, a collection of blog articles describing the new ACO rules. The first article in the series addresses the FTC’s Anti-Trust Enforcement Policy.
CMS Releases Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations
November 7, 2011CMS issues final rule on Accountable Care Organizations, with signficant changes.
ACO Final Rule On Its Way
October 11, 2011Final rules related to Accountable Care Organizations on their way to finalization.
Impact of “Big Data” in Health Care
May 28, 2011A Recent report from McKinsey & Company on the evolution of information technology focuses on health care as a sector to watch: “For instance, if US health care could use big data creatively and effectively to drive efficiency and quality, we estimate that the potential value from data in the sector could be more than [...]
CMS Releases Proposed Rules for Accountable Care Organizations
April 1, 2011On March 31, 2011, CMS released its proposed rules for public review and comment relating to Medicare payments for health care providers participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
