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Accountable care organizations hold steady on outcomes and cost. What changes through the year is the work: roster deadlines in spring, strategy adjustments mid-year, the care gap push in fall, results and coaching in winter. Here is what to prioritize in each season, and the data that makes it possible.
The Value-Based Care Charter
With rising healthcare costs, the promise of value-based care remains strong and organizations seek to pilot new models, optimize their success, and ultimately deliver the best outcomes for their patients.
As many likely know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intention to have 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries in an accountable care relationship with their health care providers by 2030. Additionally, the most recent 2023 HCP-LAN APM Measurement Survey found across their respondents that 72% think Alternative Payment Model (APM) activity will increase, 16% think will stay the same, and 4% think will decrease.
We can expect this interest and commitment to value-based care to continue – underscoring the importance of mastering what success looks like across a performance year for accountable care organizations.
This guide will:
- Break down the ACO performance year into four strategic seasons—planning, strategy refinement, population management, and performance review
- Provides actionable recommendations on how to use data at every stage
