The Role of Palliative Care in Population Management and Accountable Care Organizations

摘要: Abstract By 2021, health care spending is projected to grow 19.6% of the GDP, likely crowding out in other areas. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) attempts curb by incentivizing high-value through creation Accountable Organizations (ACOs), which assume financial risk for patient outcomes. With this risk, systems creating ACOs will be motivated pursue innovative models that maximize value care. Palliative care, as an emerging field with a growing evidence base, positioned improve increasing high-quality and decreasing costs sickest patients. ACO leaders may find palliative input valuable optimizing patient-centered accountable environment; however, clinicians need adopt new extrapolate their direct skills population management strategies. We propose specialists take on respons...