ACOs — Accountable Care Organizations

A group of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who voluntarily come together to give coordinated, high-quality care to a defined patient population. The core model ties financial incentives to quality outcomes and total cost of care reduction. ACOs operate under CMS programs (MSSP, ACO REACH) or commercial payer contracts.

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Primary Modules
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Key API Integrations
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Regulatory Requirements

Primary Portal Modules

Population Health Analytics Care Coordination Clinical Risk Pools Financial Providers Patient Auth Compliance Medications Regulatory Alerts Enrollment

Organizational Relationships

▲ Vertical — Reports To (Upward)
  • CMS (for Medicare ACO programs)
  • Commercial payers (for commercial ACO contracts)
  • ACO governing body
▼ Vertical — Oversees (Downward)
  • Participating provider groups
  • Care management teams
  • Preferred post-acute networks
▶ Horizontal — Collaborates With (Peer)
  • IPAs/PHOs (organizational substrate)
  • Health plans (shared savings contracts)
  • FQHCs (community health integration)
  • MSOs (administrative support)
  • Behavioral health organizations
  • SDOH community partners
  • HIEs

Key API Integrations

  • CMS ACO-MS/ACO REACH APIs
  • CCLF Claims Data Feeds
  • FHIR/CCDA Clinical Data
  • HIE Connectivity (Carequality/CommonWell)
  • eCQM Quality Submission
  • HCC Risk Adjustment
  • FHIR SDOH IGs (Gravity Project)
  • Pharmacy Claims (NCPDP)

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Regulatory Requirements

  • CMS MSSP regulations (42 CFR Part 425)
  • Annual CMS quality reporting
  • Beneficiary notification requirements
  • FTC/DOJ antitrust review
  • HIPAA across all entities
  • Stark/AKS waivers for ACO programs
  • Health equity reporting