{"id":13797,"date":"2019-10-24T19:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T23:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=13797"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:45:46","slug":"aco-accreditation-program-retirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/aco-accreditation-program-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"ACO Accreditation: Program Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCQA has retired the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Accreditation effective October\u00a025,\u00a0<\/span>2019. Organizations that have already earned accreditation will maintain their status through their expiration date. For a listing of the organizations currently accredited,\u00a0<\/span>visit the NCQA Report Cards<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For ACOs:<\/h3>\n

Accountable Care Organizations interested in improving quality and aligning with value-based care initiatives should explore NCQA\u2019s patient-centered suite of programs, including Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for primary care practices and Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition for specialty practices. <\/span><\/p>\n

ACOs with high penetration rates of PCMH and PCSP practice sites can reduce fragmentation, better manage care and create a better patient experience. This can lead to improved quality and reduce costs.<\/p>\n

A 2018 report<\/a> looked at quality and savings for ACOs with varying shares of primary care practices recognized by NCQA as a PCMH. The report found:<\/p>\n