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. 2015 Aug 18;132(7):603-10.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.010269.

Accountable Care Organizations: Ensuring Focus on Cardiovascular Health

Kavita K Patel  1 , Joaquin E Cigarroa  1 , Jeffrey Nadel  1 , Deborah J Cohen  1 , Eric C Stecker  2
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Accountable Care Organizations: Ensuring Focus on Cardiovascular Health

Kavita K Patel et al. Circulation. .
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Keywords: delivery of health care; health care costs; health care economics and organizations; health policy; health services research.

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Figure. Accountable Care Organization Governance
Legend: Example of Blue Shield of California’s suggested governance structure for ACOs. The Sacremento CalPERS ACO, is modelled after this structure. Reproduced with permission.
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