Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Hospital has announced its clinically integrated, 230-physician group, Holy Cross Physician Partners, will participate in the Florida Blue Accountable Care Program, effective Jan. 1.
The program will use a value-based payment structure and aim to improve quality of care and patient outcomes while decreasing costs. About 4,100 Florida Blue members will be in the program in its first year, and the program is expected to expand to cover Holy Cross Hospital's employees in the future.
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The program will use a value-based payment structure and aim to improve quality of care and patient outcomes while decreasing costs. About 4,100 Florida Blue members will be in the program in its first year, and the program is expected to expand to cover Holy Cross Hospital's employees in the future.
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