Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News February, 2014

A National Healthcare System's ACO Initiatives: Tenet and Conifer Health Solutions

“I don't think the number of new ACOs or new ACO models is the right metric to judge whether this movement is stalled or not. Better might be the mix and growth of ACO and non ACO patients at the provider entities in these models. Measures of real changes in care delivery and early indicators of success (or lack of success) financially and in terms of patient satisfaction within the existing programs might also be more useful." Ann Robinow, President, Robinow Health Care Consulting

"More than half (57 percent) of the 117 public and private ACOs created in the fourth quarter of 2013 were physician-led."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 5, Number 2, February 2014, Industry News: Physician-Led ACOs Now Lead the Way

13 Recently Announced ACOs
Becker's Hospital Review, February 5, 2014

ACOs Saving Some Money, But Medicare Is Short On Details
Kaiser Health News/Capsules Blog, January 31, 2014

Privacy laws complicate ACO efforts to share information freely
Healthcare IT News, January 30, 2014

Medicare’s delivery system reform initiatives achieve significant savings
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 30, 2014

Accountable Care Growth In 2014: A Look Ahead
Health Affairs Blog, January 29, 2014

Early Adopter ACOs Showing Positive Impact on Healthcare Costs and Outcomes
Treo Solutions Press Release, January 8, 2014

The Business Case for Addressing the Health of Highly Vulnerable Populations by Douglas A. Hastings
Perfecting the ACO Model through Advanced IT by Simeon A. Schwartz, MD
Editor’s Corner: Ken Perez on Clear Signs of Support for Accountable Care from Washington
Are You Running the Population Management Marathon on One Leg? by Jay Reddy, BS, MBA
Thought Leader’s Corner: “There was some question raised recently as to whether the ACO movement had “stalled” because there were not as many new commercial ACO models initiated in 2013 vs. 2012. Does it seem that way to you?”
Industry News with briefs regarding The White House; CMS; AHA; Health Affairs; Leavitt Partners; Cigna; NAACOS and NRACO
Catching Up with….Arnie Milstein, MD, MPH

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