{"id":36104,"date":"2010-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/02\/24\/the-nebraska-medical-center-methodist-form-accountable-care-alliance\/"},"modified":"2010-02-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T06:00:00","slug":"the-nebraska-medical-center-methodist-form-accountable-care-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/02\/24\/the-nebraska-medical-center-methodist-form-accountable-care-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nebraska Medical Center, Methodist form Accountable Care Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, and Methodist Health System, have joined together to form the Accountable Care Alliance. <\/p>\n

The partnership — which includes both health systems’ affiliated physicians — will reduce costs to patients and improve quality and efficiency of patient care across both health systems. <\/p>\n

The Accountable Care Alliance will be structured like an accountable care organization, one of the models under consideration by the federal government as a way to reduce health care costs. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>An accountable care organization is an integrated health care delivery system that relies on a network of primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals that are held responsible for the quality and cost of health care to a defined patient population.<\/p>\n

“The two health systems complement each other well,” said Peter Whitted, M.D., former chief of staff at The Nebraska Medical Center and Accountable Care Alliance board member. “Methodist Health System and The Nebraska Medical Center have been friendly competitors, now the accountable care organization will give us a model to break down barriers to provide the best care for our patients.”<\/p>\n

Patients with chronic conditions and patients who are frequently readmitted to the hospital will especially benefit. The Accountable Care Alliance can help to:
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