Who We Are
Tri-State ACO is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to the Medicare patients they serve. The primary care physicians, specialists, and hospitals in our accountable care organization work together and accept collective responsibility for the cost and quality of care delivered to a population of patients. The coordinated care we provide helps ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors.
Our expert care providers and administrators have worked diligently to build a clinical infrastructure that eliminates unnecessary costs while advancing the overall quality of care, allowing us to improve the health of the patients and communities we serve.
Tri-State ACO is affiliated with an outstanding group of primary care physicians, specialists and clinics in the Southeast Washington, DC and Maryland area.
What We Do
Tri-State ACO’s primary focus is outlined by the three-part goal:
- To improve the health of our patient population
- To Improve our patients’ experiences
- To Reduce the per-capita cost of care delivered to our patient population
These goals are achieved through enhanced coordination of patient care, advanced health information technology, and by dedication to quality improvement initiatives that increase the efficiency of care delivery.
Our Values
We're on a mission to optimize healthcare and help people live healthier, happier lives. As an ACO, Tri-State will transform healthcare by collaborating with healthcare providers and engaging patients in their health choices. As such we are committed to the following core values and objectives.
- Improving the patient care experience.
- Improving the health of the communities we serve.
- Maintain or reduce healthcare costs.
- Providing the highest quality, evidence-based care.
- Respecting patients’ values, preferences and needs
- Demonstrating commitment to innovation, value-based care, and ongoing performance improvement.
- Becoming the preferred partner for physicians in our communities through a culture of collaboration, innovation, transparency and trust.
- Ensuring access to care for those in the communities we serve.
- Emphasizing planned care for chronic conditions and preventive care
- Engaging patients and caregivers to actively participate in their care
- ensuring continuity of careacross settings
More About How ACOs Work
- Local health care providers and hospitals volunteer to work together to provide you with coordinated care.
- The doctors and other providers who are helping care for
you will communicate with each other, and partner with you in making health care decisions. - You may spend less time filling out medical history paper work because your doctors may already have this information in an electronic health record.
- You’ll likely have fewer repeated medical tests because your doctors and hospitals will share information and coordinate your care.
- You’ll be in the center of care, and your doctors will be better able to keep you informed, and to keep listening and honoring your choices.
Unlike HMOs, managed care, or some insurance plans, an ACO can't tell you which health care providers to see and can't change your Medicare benefits.
Accountable Care Organizations & You
Learn more ACOs and get the FAQs from the Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
