An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of healthcare providers (primary care teams, specialists, hospitals and a health plan) who work together to give patients all the services they need while striving to meet certain goals:
- Improving the patient experience (higher satisfaction, improved access)
- Improving outcomes for all patients (improved quality)
- Reducing the costs of healthcare
CHA works with a selected network of doctors and hospitals to provide coordinated care and ensure high quality services. As a result, your CHA provider may recommend a particular doctor based on your health needs, but it is always your choice about what doctors you see or hospitals you visit.
If you choose, you can ask us to not share your personal health information with any other ACO in which any of your doctors or other healthcare providers participate.