Five Universal American ACOs Led by Primary Care Physicians Recognized for Excellence
September 12 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Named to Becker’s Hospital Review “100 ACOs to
Know 2016” List
Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a Universal American company
(NYSE:UAM), announced today that five Accountable Care
Organizations (ACOs) formed in partnership with primary care
physicians were named to the 100 ACOs to Know 2016 list published
by Becker’s Hospital Review, a publication for healthcare
leaders.
The ACOs selected for the 2016 list are:
- Accountable Care Coalition of North
Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX)
- Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast
Texas (Houston, TX)
- Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast
Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
- Maryland Collaborative Care (Silver
Spring, MD)
- Virginia Collaborative Care (Fairfax,
VA)
The ACOs were selected for their excellence in quality and the
ability to drive down costs and take on risk. Becker's Hospital
Review has published a version of the list annually since 2012. A
full version of the Becker’s list is available here.
Jeffery Spight, president of CHS, commented on the selection and
the ability of CHS providers to take on progressively greater risk.
“We’re proud of the ACOs selected for the Becker’s list of 100 ACOs
to Know 2016 and its recognition of excellence. Our providers in
all five ACOs named to the list have taken on greater risk in the
past year, a change made possible by steady improvement in their
ability to coordinate the care of their beneficiaries by utilizing
data and care management protocols.”
Erin Page, president of Accountable Care Coalition of North
Texas and Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast Texas, a Next
Generation ACO Model, added: “Congratulations to our provider
partners in Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston for being included in the
Becker’s list this year. These providers, mostly primary care
physicians, have been working with us in risk-bearing Medicare
Advantage contracts for many years. Now, through risk-bearing
accountable care organizations, the providers in these markets will
demonstrate how they can lower healthcare costs and improve quality
for their other Medicare beneficiaries as well.”
About Collaborative Health Systems
Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a Universal American company
(NYSE: UAM), is a management services organization that partners
with primary care physicians as they move to value-based payment
systems. Our core belief is that primary care physicians are in the
best position to influence the quality and cost of healthcare. CHS
provides comprehensive support for its physician partners by
providing actionable data to help coordinate care and helping
practices change behavior to meet the new quality requirements of
the value-based payment system.
CHS currently manages one Next Generation ACO Model, and 22 MSSP
ACOs, with approximately 5,000 providers, mostly primary care
physicians, covering 239,000 Medicare beneficiaries. For more
information, visit www.CollaborativeHealthSystems.com.
About Universal American Corp.
Universal American (NYSE: UAM), through our family of healthcare
companies, provides health benefits to people covered by Medicare.
We are dedicated to working collaboratively with healthcare
professionals, especially primary care physicians, in order to
improve the health and well-being of those we serve and reduce
healthcare costs. For more information on Universal American,
please visit our website at www.UniversalAmerican.com.
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