Researchers from the Georgetown University Student Consulting Team and Booz Allen, a consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Va., interviewed healthcare providers to determine if there were a common set of trends, challenges and lessons learned through their ICD-10 implementation efforts.
Relating to accountable care organization (ACO) initiatives, providers do not currently have the infrastructure required to take on and manage risk successfully, though some payors are providing infrastructure and other support to providers, according to a July report published by the Commonwealth Fund.