"It sounds easy to reduce avoidable admissions,

... reduce readmissions, reduce ER utilization and reduce subacute rehab. But I can tell you that this is really, really hard, even when you know who the high-risk patients are. I think that the ACOs that are succeeding are doing this well, and those that are not succeeding are not."

— Scott Hines, M.D., who serves as co-chief clinical transformation officer for Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown, N.Y. told AIS's Value-Based Care News.