Gastroenterologists and accountable care organizations

Michael Komar; Robert Smith; Eileen Patten

doi:10.1016/j.giec.2011.08.004

Gastroenterologists and accountable care organizations

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2012 Jan;22(1):39-49. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2011.08.004. Epub 2011 Oct 8.

Authors

Michael Komar¹, Robert Smith, Eileen Patten

Affiliation

¹ Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA 17822-2111, USA. mkomar@geisinger.edu

PMID: 22099711
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2011.08.004

Abstract

Within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is a provision setting up a program for the implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs). This article explains the proposed ACO model and discusses major implications regarding this model of health care reform including the following: What will it take to implement the program successfully? What are the opportunities for savings under the model? What are the potential downfalls of the program as proposed? What impact would the implementation of an ACO have on the practice of gastroenterology?

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Accountable Care Organizations / organization & administration*
Chronic Disease
Cost Savings
Gastroenterology*
Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
Health Plan Implementation
Humans
Models, Organizational