Six providers are the first to seek accreditation as accountable care organizations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Those six organizations are:
Billings (Mont.) Clinic
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Crystal Run Healthcare (Middletown, N.Y.)
Essentia Health (Duluth, Minn.)
HealthPartners (Minneapolis)
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (Houston)
Designation as "early-adopters" means these providers are committed to undergoing the full NCQA survey of their ACO capabilities between March 1 and Dec. 31.
Organizations that earn ACO accreditation may have "extra credibility and first-mover advantages in their local markets," according to the NCQA release.
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Those six organizations are:
Billings (Mont.) Clinic
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Crystal Run Healthcare (Middletown, N.Y.)
Essentia Health (Duluth, Minn.)
HealthPartners (Minneapolis)
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (Houston)
Designation as "early-adopters" means these providers are committed to undergoing the full NCQA survey of their ACO capabilities between March 1 and Dec. 31.
Organizations that earn ACO accreditation may have "extra credibility and first-mover advantages in their local markets," according to the NCQA release.
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