University Hospitals in Cleveland has partnered with UnitedHealthcare for an accountable care organization that will launch Feb. 1, 2014, according to a report by The Plain Dealer.
The ACO will cover about 19,000 people with employer-sponsored plans who receive care from UH, according to the report. The system's staff will increase communication, provide monthly updates on patients and keep a patient registry as part of the ACO. No details on the ACO's payment model were reported.
UH is already heavily involved in the ACO space: It inked an accountable care deal with Cigna in November and has an employee ACO, a pediatric ACO and a Medicare ACO.
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