ACO
What is an ACO?
An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a network of clinics that contract with an insurance company or employer to improve the quality of care provided to patients. Better quality of care improves health and prevents medical problems, which then lowers healthcare costs.
Many ACO contracts include risk and financial incentives which provides accountability for healthcare costs, meaning they pay bonuses for reducing costs but also require the ACO to pay back the payer if budgets are exceeded. OneHealth Nebraska ACO currently has two “at risk” contracts – one with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and the other with Medicare. We have one “upside” only contract with Aetna. Most ACO contracts include an ongoing clinic coordination payment so that clinics can add staff, such as: care coordinators, diabetes educators, and social workers, to provide better care to patients.
To learn more about what an ACO is, visit NAACOS.com.
Use the links below to find a listing of clinics in each of these contracts:
Benefits of an ACO
Improved Patient Outcomes
Coordinated care and proactive management leads to better health outcomes for patients, resulting in fewer complications and hospitalizations.
Provider Collaboration
ACOs promote collaboration among healthcare providers, fostering a team-based approach to patient care that leverages each provider’s expertise.
Enhanced Patient Experience
ACOs prioritize patient preferences and provide a smooth healthcare journey, leading to higher patient satisfaction.
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Cost Savings
By focusing on preventive care and avoiding unnecessary procedures, ACOs help reduce healthcare costs for both the patients and payers.
Population Health Management
ACOs adopt a more comprehensive perspective on healthcare, incorporating the well-being of the entire population which results in creating a positive influence on public health.
2023 OneHealth Nebraska ACO – 23 Participating Clinics
Auburn Family Health Center
Bluestem Health
Capital Medical Clinic
Children First Pediatrics
Coddington Medical Family Practice
Complete Children’s Health
Doctors of Children
East Lincoln Family Health Professionals
Edgewood Family Physicians
Fallbrook Family Health Center
Family Health & Wellness Center
Family Physicians Group
OneHealth Nebraska ACO
Since the inception of OneHealth Nebraska’s ACO in 2017, with only three Lincoln-based primary care clinics, we have grown to include 23 clinics in four communities – Lincoln, Grand Island, Auburn and Crete – and are now one of the largest ACO’s in the state. The OneHealth Team works alongside providers and clinic staff on common quality metrics, such as blood pressure control, diabetes control, cancer screenings and vaccinations, to improve the quality of care and lower attributed patients’ healthcare costs.
OneHealth ACO in the News
Omaha World Herald – October Health Matters: Medicare groups provide quality care, save money in high-cost Nebraska
AARP – How Medicare ACOs Are Transforming Health Care
Fierce Healthcare – ACOs delivered bigger 2022 savings than in 2021: CMS
Location
- OneHealth Nebraska
- 4600 Valley Road, Suite 400
- Lincoln NE 68510
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Contact
- Phone: (402) 261-9530
- info@OneHealthNE.com
An independent physicians association dedicated to supporting and growing independent medicine in Lincoln, Grand Island, Crete, Auburn, Hastings, Bellevue, Holdrege, Kearney and North Platte.