ACOs are making waves in the industry, covering 32 million Americans across 923 organizations at the beginning of 2017. However, 31{a825b113fa7e7f7df3124aad37f306612c93d04c1401cc72a54a1f67d114723a} of new creation of ACOs was met with dropped contracts in other areas. This indicates that there is opportunity to improve in the gap between the payer and the provider. Fierce Healthcare has identified seven ways to strengthen this relationship, including establishing common goals, aligning incentives, and sharing data. To read more, click here.