The Healthcare Guys: ACO

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a type of healthcare organization that aims to coordinate and improve the quality of care for a specific patient population, while also controlling costs. ACOs typically involve a group of healthcare providers, such as doctors, hospitals, and clinics, who work together to manage and coordinate the healthcare of a specific group of patients, usually through a shared financial incentive.

ACOs can take several forms, but they all share the common goal of improving the coordination and quality of care while reducing costs. ACOs can be organized around a specific disease or patient population, or they can be created by a group of providers who want to work together to manage the healthcare of their patients.

ACOs can take many forms, but most commonly they are formed by hospitals, physicians, and other providers that join together to provide care to a specific population of patients. ACOs are intended to create a more efficient, coordinated healthcare system by aligning the incentives of providers to provide better care at a lower cost.