Accountable Care Organizations
Synonyms
Accountable Care Organization
Care Organization, Accountable
Care Organizations, Accountable
Organization, Accountable Care
Organizations, Accountable Care
Organizations of health care providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program who are assigned to it. Assigned means those beneficiaries for whom the professionals in the organization provide the bulk of primary care services. (www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/Accountable CareOrganization.pdf accessed 03/16/2011)