Episode 246- Making Accountable Care Work in Long-Term Care: Lessons from the Front Lines
About this episode
Mike Camacho discusses how his team is improving accountable care in long-term care settings, saving Medicare significant costs while enhancing patient care.
Traditionally, Medicare-focused accountable care organizations (ACOs) and long-term care have struggled to align—leaving many facilities and residents without access to the benefits of value-based care. In this episode, Mike Camacho of Sound Long-Term Care Management shares how his team is changing that—saving nearly $114 million for Medicare while reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations. The conversation highlights how data-driven support, scalable care coordination, and provider engagement are making accountable care viable in residential settings—and what it will take to expand these models as the population ages.
People in this episode
Guest: Mike Camacho
Topics covered
- accountable care
- long-term care
- value-based care
- healthcare savings
- data-driven support
- care coordination
Keywords
- accountable care organizations
- long-term care
- Medicare
- value-based care
- emergency department visits
- hospitalizations
- data-driven support
- care coordination
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sound Long-Term Care Management, Medicare
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