Blue Cross Forms Partnership With ACO Expert To Assist Independent Clinical Professionals

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross) and health care provider organization Aledade are partnering to assist independent clinical professionals with technology and data analytics tools. The collaboration will focus on helping organizations become associated with an accountable care organization (ACO)—or systems where payment reimbursement scales with quality health care quality.

Through the efforts, Blue Cross hopes to help independent primary care practices overcome the barriers to providing value-based care—particularly in regards to lacking the size and resources to coordinate such care. Specifically, the partnership will allow primary care practices operating in the areas of . . .