Welcome to Citrus ACO
United together we are improving health; improving experience of care & reducing cost of care.
Information For Patients
What is an ACO?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may
consist of a group practice, or a network of
doctors and practices, or a venture that
includes doctors and hospitals, in each case
united to provide coordinated high quality care to their Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries. The goal of coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors.
Information For Physicians
How will my practice benefit from ACO??
ACO providers can choose to participate in a Medicare based shared savings model with no financial risk for the first three years of participation. The ACO participants have the potential to realize up to 50 percent of shared savings. By participating in an ACO, physicians may have access to agreements with payers that might otherwise exclude them, and will also have the opportunity to participate in the development of protocols for their Network providers and the governance of the ACO.
Quality Assurance Measures
ACO Quality Measures - General Specifications
CMS will measure quality of care using 33
nationally recognized measures in 4 key
domains:
Patient/caregiver experience
(7 measures)
Care coordination/patient
safety (6 measures)
Preventive health (8
measures)
At-risk population:
Diabetes
(6 measures)
Hypertension (1 measure)
Ischemic Vascular Disease (2 measures)
Heart Failure (1 measure)
Coronary Artery
Disease (2 measures).
Citrus ACO United In Caring
United together we are improving health; improving experience of care & reducing cost of care.
