Presented By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)
Bioethics Grand Rounds- July
Susan Goold, MD- "Trust me, I’m an Accountable Care Organization”
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a new form of health care organization in which a network of health care providers is given a financial incentive to reduce total costs of care while meeting certain quality benchmarks for a defined patient group. What are the moral responsibilities of such organizations, if any? How might ACOs and those who work in them care for patients in an accountable, trustworthy way?