The Affordable Care Act: Helping Providers Help Patients: A Menu of Options for Improving Care
October 2011
In October 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a guide to options available to providers to improve care under the auspices of the Affordable Care Act. Options (with brief descriptions) include the following: Partnership for Patients to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and improve transitions in care; Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative; Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative; Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration; Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs); Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization Model; Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model; and Financial Models to Support State Efforts to . . .
