Accountable Care in Texas: A Case Study of Scott & White Healthcare

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Kristine Lykens
dc.creatorYaeger, Arynn N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:06:57Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:06:57Z
dc.date.issued2010-05-01
dc.date.submitted2010-08-30T13:47:18-07:00
dc.description.abstractScott & White Healthcare of Temple is Texas’s only example of an “Accountable Care Organization” (ACO), as described in the national health reform of March 2010. This case study seeks to identify how Scott & White is able to contain costs while maintaining patient health and satisfaction and why they were able to create their unique system. Conclusions were drawn from personal interviews with Scott & White administrators, physicians, and staff, whose responses were analyzed for recurring themes addressing the research questions. This case study concludes that Scott & White promotes accountability by achieving an alignment of incentives: namely, a physician led governance structure and electronic health record, integration with their health plan, and being open to other payers.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29081
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenance.legacyDownloads5593
dc.subjectHealth Services Administration
dc.subjectMedical Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectScott & White
dc.subjectaccountable care organization
dc.subjectACO
dc.subjectintegrated health care
dc.subjectelectronic health records
dc.titleAccountable Care in Texas: A Case Study of Scott & White Healthcare
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Management and Policy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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