IRCCO ACO and RoundingWell Merges to Enable Improved Patient Engagement, Care Coordination

An integrated care management software provider, RoundingWell, declared today a compliance with the Illinois Rural Community Care Organization (IRCCO) to deploy RoundingWell in support of an accountable care organization (ACO) initiative across the region of Illinois comprised of twenty-four critical access and rural hospitals, thirty-five rural health clinics, and fourteen independent rural physician practices. The care management platform of RoundingWell's will assist integrated clinician teams of IRCCO provide care for more than 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

Pat Schou, Executive Director, IRCCO said, "IRCCO has made remarkable strides in the previous year toward understanding and making better the health of our beneficiaries. RoundingWell is the ultimate piece of the puzzle that will enable us to involve and coordinate care for our higher-risk sufferers by using standardized protocols that are accessible to all care coordinators at our 24-plus locations."
"This is a perfect instance of the integrated care delivery models that we developed RoundingWell to support. Dedicated care coordinators are working with clinicians from primary care settings and hospitals across the region of Illinois to deliver collectively the very best care for the sufferers they manage”, John Smithwick, CEO of RoundingWell, asserted.
"The RoundingWell team is very excited and honored about this partnership with IRCCO. Both agencies desire to make better patient care, and we’re confident that with their coordinators, ACO members' clinician teams, and our technology, we can make a positive effect on quality and finally help them in acquiring shared savings”, Eric Johns, VP of Business Development at RoundingWell, further added.
Visit iruralhealth.org or RoundingWell.com for further information.