Shelbyville, Del.-based Atlantic General Hospital and Health System is joining Delmarva Health Network — a physician-led accountable care organization that was created by nonprofit Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare — to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Beebe Healthcare started Delmarva Health Network in May 2013, and the ACO was approved to participate in the MSSP in 2014.
With the addition of Atlantic General, the Delmarva Health Network ACO will cover approximately 17,000 lives.
"Delmarva Health Network is about transforming the way care is designed and delivered," said Jeffrey J. Heckert, MD, chairman of the board of Delamarva Health Network. "We can integrate communication across more providers as more physicians and health systems join us."
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