Accountable care has been at the center of debate around health care payment and delivery moving from "fee-for-service" (FFS) care to "value-based" care.

To better understand models for accountable care, we're running a Forefront series that explores the obstacles and implications of creating an integrated, patient-centered, cost-efficient care system under the umbrella of accountable care. Some of our recent articles on the subject include:

ACO Benchmarks Based On Area Deprivation Index Mask Inequities by Kristen M.J. Azar et al.
Accountable Care In 2023: Evolving Terminology, Current State, And Priorities by William K. Bleser et al.

The series, produced with the support of Arnold Ventures, aims to enhance the national conversation on accountable care and elicit thoughtful responses from leaders in the public and private sectors.

Articles will be considered on a rolling basis through December 2023. Learn more about how you can submit to the series.

For many families, visiting the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital can be a scary and traumatic experience.

Lara Goitein’s book The ICU Guide provides comfort to families in the ICU waiting room. Steffie Woolhandler provides a review of the book in Forefront today, and notes that it "deserves a prominent place in every ICU waiting area and hospital gift shop."

Elsewhere in Forefront, Karen Knudsen and Phillip Febbo propose new approaches to cancer screening that could assess clinical benefit more rapidly.

If you're enjoying the free articles published on Forefront, bookmark the website to never miss an update.

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