Fact Based List:

5 parameters to assess the feasibility of your practice becoming an Accountable Care Organization

  1. Operations of your practice – fee-for-volume principle or high value-high quality healthcare
  2. Your risk appetite - experience with risk based contracts
  3. Technical readiness of your practice - utilization of EHR
  4. Objectives and strategies of participating group or organization - aligned with potential ACO partner?
  5. Industry scenario - external factors

Source: Medical Billers and Coders Blog: Gauging the Accountable Care Readiness of Your Practice, May 8, 2013
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