What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)?
An ACO is a partnership of primary care providers, specialists, hospitals and a health plan to give patients all the services they need. Together, these groups strive to meet certain goals:
- Improve patient experience (satisfaction, access to health services)
- Improve outcomes for all patients
- Reduce healthcare costs
CHA is part of several ACOs. This means we work with doctors and hospitals in our network. Your CHA provider may recommend a particular doctor or service based on your health needs. By seeing them, we can help you get coordinated and high quality care. It is always your choice about what doctors you see or hospitals you visit.
CHA as a MassHealth ACO
CHA was first certified as an ACO by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission in 2017 and was re-certified in 2019. The certification process was a significant milestone, making Massachusetts the first state to implement state-wide, all-payer standards for care delivery.
About Tufts Health Together with CHA
Tufts Health Plan and CHA joined together to create Tufts Health Together with CHA, a new MassHealth plan. Learn more about this plan.
Medicare ACOs
In January 2022, many CHA primary care providers became part of an innovative Medicare program called Primary Care First. This program was designed to make sure your CHA provider has all the information they need to make sure your health care is coordinated across all of your providers.
For more information about the program and to enroll, please click
here
CHA Population Health Contacts
Name and Location:
Cambridge Public Health Commission D/B/A Cambridge Health Alliance
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Primary Contact
Glover Taylor
Interim, Vice President Population Health Management
Email: [email protected]
Composition of ACO
Cambridge Public Health Commission D/B/A Cambridge Health Alliance is the sole participant in the Cambridge Health Alliance Accountable Care Organization.
ACO Participants
CHA includes CHA Cambridge Hospital and CHA Everett Hospital, the Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization and associated care centers.