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Atrius Health Named One of Becker's "100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know"

Newton, Mass. November 18, 2013 Atrius Health was recently named by Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading healthcare industry publication, as one of the “100 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to Know” in 2013. The Becker’s editorial team recognized Atrius Health for its focus on quality improvement, cost reduction and population health management.

 

“We are proud to join the nation’s leading ACOs on this prestigious list, which is due to the work of our dedicated team across all of Atrius Health and our collaborations with hospital and community partners,” said Marci Sindell, Chief External Affairs Officer of Atrius Health. “Our mission is to continually improve the way we deliver care, and we believe that this ACO model is an investment that will allow us to provide better care, better health and lower costs for our patients.”

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In 2011, Atrius Health was selected as one of 32 healthcare organizations nationally to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center’s Pioneer ACO program. As a Pioneer ACO, Atrius Health has taken a leadership role in the national conversation on changing cost, quality and the effectiveness of care. In the first year of the Pioneer ACO model, Atrius Health saw coordinated care improvements and a decrease in its internal cost trends over the year. Furthermore, Atrius Health’s quality scores were amongst the best nationally.

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The list of “100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know” includes Medicare and commercial ACOs of various scopes and sizes, including healthcare systems, medical groups, private insurers, and state and federal health plans. The full list can be found here: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/100-accountable-care-organizations-to-know.html

 

About Atrius Health
Atrius Health is a not-for-profit alliance of six community-based medical groups and a home health care and hospice agency. The Atrius Health groups include Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Reliant Medical Group, South Shore Medical Center, Southboro Medical Group, and VNA Care Network & Hospice. A national leader in delivering high quality, patient-centered accountable care, Atrius Health and its groups make it easier for patients and communities to be healthy. Our organization represents more than 1,000 physicians and 2,100 other health professionals, with a total of 8,200 employees serving nearly one million patients across Eastern and Central Massachusetts.  The medical groups and home health agency work together to develop innovative, high quality and efficient models for delivering care in the office, home, and remotely. www.atriushealth.org.

 

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