Building Your Enterprise, IT, and Leadership Framework

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are designed to encourage healthcare leaders to collaborate in providing coordinated, patient-centered care, while reducing costs through value-based purchasing.

Now is the time to ensure your quality measures meet the requirements under this new shared savings program. Beacon Partners delivers strategies, services and the required governance to support the development of accountable care organizations.

EHR Search-and Selection, Implementation & Optimization

• Extensive expertise across certified vendor platforms
• Establishing an integrated project management capability for an EHR
• Establishing a governance structure to encourage inclusion and communication 

Revenue Cycle and Financials Modeling

• Revenue cycle assessment and performance optimization
• Risk sharing analysis to help choose the best ACO track
• Budget modeling – start-up costs, total cost of ownership (TCO), scenario building
• Cash flow analysis and cost management
• Assist with grant writing for public or private funding

 Physician-hospital and HIE alignment strategies

• Integrating an HIE within the context of an enterprise-wide IT strategy
• Optimizing the benefits of HIEs to secure leadership buy-in
• Incorporating deep expertise in Clinical Optimization and information flow

Analytics and reporting 

• Clinical integration – measuring clinical performance against standards of care
• Care coordination – analyzing patient care and outcomes using advanced technology
• Information technology – leveraging business intelligence to monitor outcomes
• Financial management – analyzing and reporting on accountable care payment models



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For more information on our ACO development assessment services, download our service sheet.

For more information about ACOs, read the Beacon Partners article Accountable Care Organizations: A business shift for most hospitals and physicians (PDF) for an in-depth synopsis of ACOs, the two tracks, and the rules.