UAB creates an Accountable Care Organization for Medicare patients

The UAB Health System has established an Accountable Care Organization to partner with other health care providers in order to improve quality and care for Medicare patients throughout the state. The ACO members are UAB Hospital, the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Medical West Hospital, Christ Health Center and Cahaba Health Center. The centers for Medicare and Medicaid Series authorized the ACO to begin serving patients at the beginning of 2018.  The ACOs are groups o f health…
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