Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Could Potentially Improve the Quality of Care in Those Afflicted With Dementia

Joan M Teno MD, MS, Susan Mitchell MD, MPH Emmanuelle Belanger PhD, Jennifer Bunker MPH, Pedro L. Gozalo PhD

Introduction

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) could potentially improve the quality of care of high-need, high-cost persons, including those afflicted with dementia. Little research has examined the relationship between patient characteristics, and ACO organizational characteristics on whether a person with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) remained attributed to an ACO.