MIT CIO – EHealth Panel – The CIOs Role In Delivering New Models Of Care
The Healthcare Sector in the United States is going to change in the very near future. As the aging population grows and cost of health care rises, the concept of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is emerging. The US House bill calls for a three-to-five year Medicare pilot project to see if ACOs can lower costs and improve care. The goal of an ACO is to encourage hospitals and physicians to, “integrate care,” by holding them collectively responsible for improved quality. ACOs demand that hospitals and doctors work closely together to share financial risk as well as potential savings.