Saturday, January 28, 2017
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is pleased to announce it has been selected to participate in the 2017 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s (CMS’s) Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model, a transformative initiative sponsored by the CMS Innovation Center. As a Next Generation ACO, DMC’s Michigan Pioneer ACO will continue to partner with CMS to provide Medicare beneficiaries with higher-quality care at lower costs.
The announcement is a result of a rigorous and competitive selection process that began in 2015 with the national release of a request for Letters of Intent (LOI) from CMS. Building on the Pioneer ACO Model and the Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Next Generation ACO Model offers a new opportunity in accountable care that sets predictable financial targets, enables providers and beneficiaries greater opportunities for coordination with the aim to attain the highest quality standards of care and improve health outcomes. The Model will allow the ACO greater flexibility in providing benefit enhancements and payment models including faster access to skilled nursing facilities and other services.
"We’re pleased to build on the national success of the Michigan Pioneer ACO," said Dr. Anthony Tedeschi, chief executive officer of the Detroit Medical Center. "Our focus has always been our commitment to improve the health outcomes for our patients while enhancing the efficiency of healthcare to provide the best possible model."
The Michigan Pioneer ACO is one of the original 32 Pioneer ACOs participating in the five year Model that began in 2012, and is one of nine still successfully participating. In fact, the Michigan Pioneer ACO was ranked the nation’s most successful Pioneer ACO in 2014 for financial benchmark savings improvements and has consistently increased its quality and efficiency every year. Since inception in 2012, the Michigan Pioneer ACO has reduced Medicare spending for the health care services by $41 million, resulting in net savings to the Medicare program of $20 million.
"Moving to the Next Generation ACO Model provides for greater collaboration between our patients and providers, closing the gaps in care while increasing the quality of services," said Roger Wiseman, senior vice president of Population Health at the Detroit Medical Center. "We look forward to working with our over 18,000 Medicare beneficiaries served in the Michigan Pioneer ACO to enhance benefits and further reduce costs."
The Next Generation ACO Model offers necessary services for all stages of healthcare including preventative care reminders, chronic disease programs, transportation assistance following hospitalization, transitional care call follow-ups, appointment assistance and the support of the high quality specialists on staff at DMC.
About the Detroit Medical Center
The Detroit Medical Center operates nine hospitals and institutes, including Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Sinai-Grace Hospital, DMC Surgery Hospital, and DMC Heart Hospital. The Detroit Medical Center is a leading regional health care system with a mission of excellence in clinical care, research and medical education. The Detroit Medical Center is proud to be the Official Healthcare Services Provider of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons.
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About Michigan Pioneer ACO
Michigan Pioneer ACO is groups of doctors, DMC hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high quality care to the Medicare patients they serve. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors.
The Michigan Pioneer ACO's Mission is to provide high quality, health care services that improve the health of the population and the communities we serve.
For more information, visit www.michiganpioneeraco.com.
Contacts
Detroit Medical Center
Melanie Moss
mmosss@dmc.org
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