United States ACO IT Spending Outlook 2014-2018

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May 01, 2015, 08:52 ET

DUBLIN, May 01, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets

(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pjbxjd/us_aco_it) has announced the addition of the "US ACO IT Spending Outlook 2018" report to their offering.

It is expected that number of lives covered by ACO would grow at a CAGR of 22% during 2014-2018.

In this report, the ACO IT spending has been studied on three main grounds viz. spending on hardware, spending on software and spending on services. Our research provides current market estimation and forecast till 2018 for each of these segments. Further, cost analysis of IT infrastructure is also incorporated in the report.

To provide a comprehensive knowledge about the prevailing scenario of US ACO, we have covered the statistics of patients managed by existing ACOs in the US coupled with the future prospects till 2018. Also, the report studies various payment options of ACO viz. Shared Savings Method, Partial Capitation, Bundled Payment and Global Payment, which would help clients make wise decisions while entering the ACO market.

The study further delves into the present regulatory environment related to the industry. It covers a detailed analysis of the critical success factors for an ACO along with the information on various requirements to form an ACO. Besides these, the report highlights the key challenges which are hindering the growth of ACOs in the country.

Furthermore, with a view to providing a balanced outlook of the US ACO market to clients, our report includes the profiles of major ACOs with their recent developments. In nutshell, the research provides all the prerequisite information for intending clients looking out to venture into this market, and facilitates them to devise strategies, while going for an investment/partnership in the US ACO market.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Analyst View

2. Research Methodology

3. Healthcare Market Snapshot
3.1 Healthcare Spending
3.2 Medicare Spending

4. Accountable Care Organization (ACO) - An Overview
4.1 ACO Model
4.2 Major ACO Population

5. Lives Covered under ACOs

6. ACO IT Spending Outlook to 2018
6.1 Hardware
6.2 Software
6.3 Services

7. ACO Creation
7.1 Eligibility for an ACO
7.2 Steps & Time Required
7.3 Cost Required for IT Infrastructure
7.4 Critical Success Factors

8. ACO Payment Models
8.1 Shared Savings Method
8.2 Partial Capitation
8.3 Bundled Payment
8.4 Global payments
9. Regulatory Environment

10. Key Challenges

11. Profiles of Major ACOs
11.1 Advocate Partners
11.2 Partners HealthCare
11.3 Allina Health
11.4 UnityPoint Health
11.5 Banner Health Network
11.6 OSF HealthCare System
11.7 UW Health ACO
11.8 Heritage California ACO
11.9 Physician Organization of Michigan ACO
11.10 Atlantic ACO

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