The Accountable Care Organization for Surgical Care

Matthew J Resnick

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.011

The Accountable Care Organization for Surgical Care

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2018 Oct;27(4):717-725. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.011. Epub 2018 Jul 21.

Author

Matthew J Resnick¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Geriatric Research and Education Center, Tennessee Valley VA Health Care System, Nashville, TN, USA. Electronic address: Matthew.Resnick@vanderbilt.edu.

PMID: 30213415
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.011

Abstract

Rising health care costs superimposed on uncertainty surrounding the relationship between health care spending and quality have resulted in an urgent need to develop strategies to better align health care payment with value. Such approaches, at least in theory, work to achieve the dual aims of reducing growth in health care spending and improving population health. To date, surgery has not been prioritized in accountable care organizations (ACOs). Nonetheless, it is critically important to begin to consider strategic and impactful mechanisms through which surgery can be seamlessly woven into innovative population health models.

Keywords: Accountable Care Organization; Population Health; Surgical care.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Accountable Care Organizations / standards*
Humans
Neoplasms / surgery*
Quality of Health Care / standards*
Surgical Oncology / methods*