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05/2018

Journal of Rural Health

Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations' (ACOs') quality performance found rural ACOs' score was comparable to those in other categories. ACOs with hospital-system sponsorship, larger beneficiary panels, and higher post-hospitalization follow-up rates had better performance.

RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

Xi Zhu, Keith Mueller, Huang Huang, Fred Ullrich, Thomas Vaughn, A. Clinton MacKinney

Health reform, Medicare, Quality