CEO SUMMARY: Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are already leading the shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to population payment. ACOs are leading healthcare’s evolution to preventive care, wellness, and better management of patients with chronic disease. This evolution will require that all providers, including clinical laboratories, must shift from delivering volume to producing value. In Phoenix, Arizona, […]
Laboratory Offers Early Lessons in Positioning for Success with ACOs
Contracting with ACOs has potential for risks, rewards
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XX No. 10 - July 29, 2013 Issue
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