TY - JOUR T1 - Accountable care organizations, the patient-centered medical home, and health care reform: What does it all mean? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 571 LP - 582 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11003 VL - 78 IS - 9 AU - David L. Longworth Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/9/571.abstract N2 - Medical care in the United States is plagued by extremely high costs, poor quality, and fragmented delivery. In response, new concepts of integrated health care delivery have developed, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations (ACOs). This article reviews these concepts and includes a detailed discussion of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ ACO and Shared Savings Proposed Rule. ER -