South Coast Health today is the new Health Policy Board (HPC) of the Nonprofit Community Health System Accountable Care Organization (ACO) – South Coast Accountable Care Organization (SACO) and South Coast Community Alliance (Medicade ACO). A standard known as ACOLEAP2022-2023, which has announced that it has obtained ACO certification under certification. This criterion reflects HPC’s focus on learning, equity, and patient-centricity.
South Coast Health’s ACO was first HPC certified in 2017, and SACO (Medicare ACO) was launched in 2013. South Coast Health was the first cohort of Medicaid ACO in Massachusetts, operating in partnership with the Boston Medical Center Health System. The two South Coast Health ACOs are responsible for the lives of more than 40,000 people in the South Coast region.
“The new certification standards needed to show that we integrated health equity and behavioral health into our care management system,” said Jay, Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, Doctor and Chief of South Coast Health. Dr. Lawrence said. Primary care. “Both are essential to meet the care needs of patients with Mass Health insurance. South Coast Health makes quality health care available to all patients, regardless of socio-economic status, with patient behavior and We are always committed to meeting both physical and physical health needs. “
“The ACO Accreditation Program is designed to work with other state agencies, including Mass Health, to accelerate the transformation of care delivery in Massachusetts and promote quality and efficient healthcare systems. Participating ACOs focused on their commitment to patient-centric care, the use of evidence-based and data-driven strategies to improve care delivery, and core ACO functions demonstrating long-standing health malaise efforts. It meets a set of objective criteria. ”According to a letter received from the Health Policy Commission confirming certification.
This certification is for the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
The ACO is made up of a group of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers and is organized to provide quality care to patients. The goal of coordinated care is to ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical malpractice. ACO will succeed if it can provide quality care and spend medical expenses wisely.
The HPC Accountable Care Organization Certification Program is designed to accelerate the transformation of care delivery in Massachusetts and promote a high quality and efficient healthcare system. This program complements existing local and national care transformation and payment reform efforts, promotes value-based care delivery, and payers’ investment in high-quality, cost-effective care throughout the continuum. promotes it. As of 2021, the Health Policy Commission has accredited 16 ACOs that collectively represent 2.9 million commercial, Medicare, and Mass Health patients in the Commonwealth.
The HPC ACO LEAP 2022-2023 standard is designed to enable a variety of ACO approaches to meet core principles consistent with the “Learning Health System” framework developed by the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine). .. This approach recognizes that ACO structures, processes, and approaches lead to learning and improvement over time, and aims to focus on the ACO model as a catalyst for learning and improvement.
