Three local healthcare organizations have been added to the list of Accountable Care Organizations certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The three selected are part of a list of almost 90 entities, all of which are now invited to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

The three located in Middle Tennessee are:

• Cumberland Center for Healthcare Innovation, which comprises networks of individual ACO practices with 33 physicians.
• MissionPoint Health Partners, the venture led by Saint Thomas Health Services, whose hospitals employ with 544 physicians.
• Saint Thomas Medical Group, which has 41 physicians.

Click here for the CMS announcement which includes the complete list of the organizations selected.