ACO Care Teams Managing Tomorrow’s Risk with Yesterday’s Data
By the time claims arrive, the intervention window has closed. ACO care teams need real-time encounter intelligence to act during the episode, not after it ends.
The Intervention Gap Costing ACOs Shared Savings
ACO care teams are accountable for outcomes shaped by events they learn about weeks too late. Claims tell you who was high-risk last quarter, not who is rising in risk right now. When transitions break down at discharge or during a SNF stay, the readmission window closes before the care team can act. PointClickCare connects ACO care teams to real-time clinical intelligence across acute, post-acute, and emergency settings so they can act during the episode, not after.
Four Places the Intervention Gap Costs ACOs
Claims Data Lags Reality
Risk lists built on claims miss active episodes. By the time data arrives, the window to intervene has already closed.
Rising SNF Risk Is Unseen
70% of ACOs have no SNF visibility. Rising risk during the stay goes undetected until a readmission confirms it.
Discharge Follow-Up Gaps
The 72-hour post-discharge window is critical. Without real-time alerts, it closes before care teams can make contact.
Out-of-Network Leakage
Out-of-network attributed patients generate no signal. They only appear in claims after the cost event has occurred.
“If we didn’t have PointClickCare, we really wouldn’t know where our patients are. Since we’re an IPA, we’re kind of the catalyst, or the hub for the activities. Our team does the outreach on behalf of the practitioners and the participating groups in our programs. From a value-based care standpoint, it really helps us know where our population is. Without that, I feel like we would be kind of lost.”
Jenny Gonnerman
Director of Clinical Operations, PSW
39.6%
reduction in hospital readmissions from SNFs within 30 days
4%
increase in patient population visibility in post-acute settings
How PAC Management IQ Closes the Post-Acute Intervention Gap
PAC Management IQ connects ACO care teams to live SNF clinical data, AI-driven risk scoring, and discharge preparedness insight, closing the post-acute visibility gap and helping prevent readmissions.
Additional Solutions with Real-time Clinical Intelligence
Transitions IQ
Transitions IQ connects ACO care teams to real-time attributed patient encounter data across 2,800+ hospitals, 3,600+ clinics and 27,000+ LTPAC providers. A dynamic risk score trained on 18.3M+ encounters updates throughout each stay. Cohorts by chronic condition or MSSP eligibility replace static claims lists with live, prioritized workflows. For programs running on delayed signals, Transitions IQ closes the intervention gap
Product Capabilities:
ADT alerts from 2,800+ hospitals, 3,600+ clinics, and 27,000+ LTPAC providers, replace claims lag with real-time encounter intelligence
Dynamic risk scoring trained on 18.3M+ encounters updates throughout the stay to surface who needs outreach
Customizable cohorts by chronic condition and MSSP eligibility refresh automatically as encounter data flows in
Emergency Department IQ
Emergency Department IQ surfaces ED encounters for attributed patients in real-time, with clinical context on the presenting issue. For ACOs with hospital partnerships, this turns ED visits, often undetected until claims arrive, into an actionable coordination trigger. Care teams can engage during or immediately after the visit, close care gaps, and support a safe discharge before the encounter escalates to an inpatient admission.
Product Capabilities:
Real-time ED alerts deliver clinical context on attributed patients while they are still in the department
AI-generated SNF Summary delivers clinical context the moment a recently discharged patient presents in the ED
Cross-setting history from 30,000+ care settings helps ED clinicians make faster, more informed decisions
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