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Public health departments and accountable care organizations: Finding common ground in population health

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  • Ingram, R.
  • Scutchfield, F.D.
  • Costich, J.F.

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We examined areas of potential collaboration between accountable care organizations and public health agencies, as well as perceived barriers and facilitators. We interviewed 9 key informants on 4 topics: advantages of public health agency involvement in accountable care organizations; services public health agencies could provide; practical, cultural, and legal barriers to accountable care organization-public health agency involvement; and business models that facilitate accountable care organization-public health agency collaboration. Public health agencies could help accountable care organizations partner with community organizations and reach vulnerable patients, provide population-based services and surveillance data, and promote policies that improve member health. Barriers include accountable care organizations' need for short-term financial yield, limited public health agency technical and financial capacity, and the absence of a financial model.

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  • Ingram, R. & Scutchfield, F.D. & Costich, J.F., 2015. "Public health departments and accountable care organizations: Finding common ground in population health," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(5), pages 840-846.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302483_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302483
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