Accounability in healthcare

reflect upon accountability in healthcare and address the following questions:

• Briefly define an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and how it impacts health care providers:
  
  1. How do ACOs differ from the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) of earlier years
  2. What role does health information technology (HIT) play in the newer models of care?
• What is the benefit of hospitals partnering with primary care providers?
  1. How does bundling payments contain healthcare costs?
  2. How does pay for performance (P4P) improve quality care?
• Briefly discuss the value-based purchasing program?
  1. How do value-based purchasing (VBP) programs affect reimbursement to hospitals?
  2. Who benefits the most from value-based reimbursement and why?
  3. How does the VBP program measure hospital performance?