Discuss accountable care organizations (ACOs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Triple Aim (better health, better care, lower costs), the role of nephrology nurses in ACOs, and implications for the future.

Contact hours available until 10/10/18.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Denise Murcek – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Melissa Nesmith-Vester – Employee, Aegerion
• Elizabeth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Kyra Trappett – Employee, DaVita
• Kimberly Waugh – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care

There are no other disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.

Objectives:
• Define accountable care organization (ACO).
• Cite the elements of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Triple Aim.
• Describe the future of ACOs.
• Discuss the role of nephrology nurses in ACOs.

Debralee Quinn MSN, RN-BC, CNN, CH-GCN

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