Florida Blue And Orlando Health Create Accountable Care Arrangement

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Florida Blue and Orlando Health Physician Partners announced today the execution of an accountable care agreement, which aims to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care in the Orlando area. Through this arrangement, Orlando Health and Florida Blue plan to improve the individual patient experience, while also decreasing medical costs, by enhancing the coordination of care between the two organizations. Starting on Jan. 1, 2014, the accountable care program will utilize a value-based compensation structure and serve as another example of Florida Blue's payment innovation efforts being deployed in the state. It . . .