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September 12, 2016
Becker's Hospital Review

18 hospitals and health systems with unique population health initiatives
Mercy Accountable Care’s population health program is featured in Becker's Hospital Review. The program integrates a social work and community health worker dyad model in one of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas the system serves.

January 12, 2016
The Philadelphia Inquirer

New accountable-care organizations in region
The Philadelphia region has a new crop of accountable-care organizations aiming to reduce the cost of caring for Medicare beneficiaries while improving quality by emphasizing coordination by doctors and other providers.

August 28, 2015
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Area medical group gets a bonus for cutting costs
CMS said that the nation’s 353 accountable care organizations—groups of medical providers that agree to work together to deliver coordinated care—had generated net savings of $411 million. If they also meet quality standards, providers get a check for half of the money they save, Schneider said. Medicare keeps the rest of the savings.