Thread by @Farzad_MD

1/ Now that the embargo is lifted, I can tell you about official @AledadeACO results for 2018.

(We are very happy)

2/ The Aledade Louisiana ACO reduced emergency department visits by 11 percent and inpatient hospitalizations by 15 percent, saved Medicare $7 million, and earned a quality score of 97 percent.

We invested in pop health for 3 years before we got a check from Medicare.

3/ The Aledade Mississippi ACO, with practices in throughout the state and southwest Tennessee, reduced inpatient hospitalizations by 9 percent, saved Medicare $5.2 million, and earned a quality score of 95 percent

Blood pressure control rates are up to 79% in Mississippi Delta!

4/ The Aledade Florida Central ACO, centered in the greater Orlando area, reduced inpatient hospitalizations by 8 percent, saved Medicare $3.4 million, and earned a quality score of 96 percent.

Florida is one of the epicenters of physicians taking risk. We are proud to be there

5/ The Aledade Kansas ACO reduced emergency department visits by 19%, inpatient hospitalizations by 17%, saved Medicare $11.9 million and earned a quality score of 96%

Nowhere is "benchmark <> counterfactual" more true. These practices crushed it for 3 yrs before getting a check

6/ The Aledade Pennsylvania PMA ACO reduced emergency department visits by 17 percent and inpatient hospitalizations by 21 percent, saved Medicare $15.5 million, and earned a quality score of 99 percent.

A large physician practice in suburban Philly stays independent

7/ The Aledade Utah ACO reduced inpatient hospitalizations by 17 percent, saved Medicare $12 million, and earned a quality score of 97 percent.

We started with a healthy population, low hospitalization and readmission rate. Doesn't matter.
#WeCanAllBeBetter

8/ The Aledade West Virginia ACO, centered in greater Charleston area, reduced emergency department visits by 7 percent, saved Medicare $2.6 million, and earned a quality score of 92%.

Resisting strong pressure from hospitals this group of practices stayed together, won together

9/ The FamilyHealth ACO, made up of three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in New York, saved Medicare $3.8M and earned a quality score of 87%.

If you want to see "social drivers" talk to these FQHCs. They prove that value based care is possible for all populations.

10/ But what's almost more important is that there is not a single @AledadeACO that did not make meaningful and measurable improvements in patient outcomes.

Appalachia ACO reduced ED visits by 15%, Gateway ACO by 14%

Michigan reduced all-cause hospitalizations by 7%, KY by 9%

@AledadeACO 11/ Here are our lessons:

*Do what you know is right
*Primary Care is the answer
*Independent practices are 💪
*It takes ⌚️, progress builds on progress
*tech-enablement = scale and consistency
*Human touch= sustained change
*Multi-payer contracts extend transformation

@AledadeACO Press release link: aledade.com/news/press-rel…