2nd Annual National Accountable Care Organization Summit
Washington, DC
"To do that, we need to change one of the unique facts about health care, which is that it’s a field in which innovators are actually punished financially. In a system where empty beds don’t generate revenue, a hospital that provides excellent follow-up care to keep a patient from being readmitted may actually lose money. In a system that primarily rewards procedures, there’s little reward for a physician practice that invests its time in helping its patients manage their diabetes. This doesn’t make sense, and that’s where the Affordable Care Act comes in."
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