As the dust settles after the Supreme Courts upholding of the Accountable Care Act, the life science and device industry is scrambling to determine how they fit into the new healthcare landscape. As one of the unknowns in the ACA, Accountable Care Organizations are not only already in place, but are growing in high-ranking numbers. ACOs blossom out of their development stage as a successful tool to help the population of a given area through shared savings and bundle payments, while governed by a quality of care system. This boot camp will explore how ACOs are structured, developed, and how the quality of care is determined so that the life sciences industry can gain a better understanding the inner workings of ACOs. Additionally, we will dive into where the life sciences industry fits into the ACOs landscape in order to develop key partnerships that will successfully increase your bottom line within the changing healthcare landscape.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore how ACOs are changing healthcare through a quality of care system, bundle payments, and population health
  
• Determine where your organization fits into the ACO model and how to partner with ACOs to demonstrate your products’ value to patient care
  
• Understand the ACO value-based purchasing methods compare in comparison to traditional cost-based purchasing approaches
  
• Recognize how data sharing has become a key component for manufactures to build relationships with ACOs and how to use that data to increase patient care
  
• Develop long-term partnerships with ACOs through Account Manager Platforms
  
• Gain insights on how to reach the increasing number of patients into the healthcare system as a result of ACOs