Download or read book Accountable Care Organizations written by Robert James Cimasi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization characterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for an assigned group of patients. Accountable Care Organizations: Value Metrics and Capital Formation explores the historical ba