Report
Developmental Strategies and Challenges of Rural Accountability Care Organizations
Rural Policy Brief, No. 2025-3, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
02/2015
Abstract
This Policy Brief shares insights into initial strategic decisions and challenges of four Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with a rural presence, one from each census region (West, Midwest, Northeast, and South). Semi-structured on-site interviews were conducted with ACO leaders and key stakeholder group representatives (e.g., board members, physicians). The four ACOs were formed as a step toward a value-driven rural delivery system, recognizing that ACO participation may not have a short term return on investment. Common value-enhancing strategies included care management, post-acute care redesign, medication management, and end-of-life care planning. The four ACOs also emphasized the importance of access to data for population health management, care management, and provider participation. While several challenges need to be addressed, these insights can inform development of other rural ACOs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Developmental Strategies and Challenges of Rural Accountability Care Organizations
- Creators
- Jure BalohA Clinton MacKinneyKeith J MuellerTom VaughnXi ZhuFred Ullrich
- Resource Type
- Report
- Series
- Rural Policy Brief; No. 2025-3
- Publisher
- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Number of pages
- 4 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2015
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Public Policy Center (Archive); Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984221751802771
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