Publications by authors named "Karen E Schoenherr"
Article Synopsis
- ACOs aim to enhance care quality and reduce costs, and their success relies on effective patient care management and relational coordination.
- Leaders of ACOs were interviewed to understand their awareness of relational coordination dimensions and how these dimensions influence care management practices.
- Key findings highlight four important relational coordination dimensions—shared goals, communication frequency, communication timeliness, and problem-solving communication—while suggesting greater awareness of additional dimensions could improve ACO performance.
Background: Safety net primary care providers, including as community health centers, have long been isolated from mainstream health care providers. Current delivery system reforms such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may either reinforce the isolation of these providers or may spur new integration of safety net providers.
Objective: This study examines the extent of community health center involvement in ACOs, as well as how and why ACOs are partnering with these safety net primary care providers.