Of the 100 accountable care organizations listed on Becker's Hospital Review's 2013 list of ACOs to know, 30 are headquartered in the South.
As designated by the U.S. Census Bureau, the South is defined as Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. The following ACOs are listed in alphabetical order by the formal name of the ACO or its affiliated health system or provider group.
1. Baptist Health System (San Antonio)
2. BayCare Health System (Clearwater, Fla.)
3. Baylor Quality Alliance (Dallas)
4. Carolinas HealthCare System (Charlotte, N.C.)
5. Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)
6. Cornerstone Health Care (High Point, N.C.)
7. Diagnostic Clinic Walgreens Well Network (Tampa Bay, Fla.)
8. Greater Baltimore Health Alliance (Towson, Md.)
9. Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.)
10. Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
11. JSA Medical Group (Saint Petersburg, Fla.)
12. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (Houston)
13. KentuckyOne Health Partners (Louisville, Ky.)
14. Key Physicians (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
15. Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston)
16. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (Memphis, Tenn.)
17. Methodist Patient-Centered ACO (Dallas)
18. MissionPoint Health Partners (Nashville, Tenn.)
19. Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Fla.)
20. NCH Healthcare System (Naples, Fla.)
21. Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
22. Ochsner Accountable Care Network (New Orleans)
23. Orlando (Fla.) Health
24. Plus (Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas)
25. Scott & White Healthcare Walgreens Well Network (Temple, Texas)
26. Seton Health Alliance (Austin, Texas)
27. Texas Health Resources (Arlington)
28. Triad HealthCare Network (Greensboro, N.C.)
29. Wellmont Integrated Network (Kingsport, Tenn.)
30. Wilmington (N.C.) Health
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