Health insurer Florida Blue and Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care are forming an accountable care organization aimed at improving quality of care and cutting healthcare costs for patients in northwest
The ACO will launch on Oct. 1. Physicians from the Baptist Medical Group will participate and will be rewarded for improving their patients' health outcomes while reducing unnecessary spending.
"We are pleased to launch an accountable care relationship with Baptist Health Care," said Kirk Fischer, vice president of delivery system for Florida Blue. "Both organizations realize the importance of honing their population health management capabilities for improved outcomes,"
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