Accountable Care Bulletin             |           April 13, 2011             |           Volume Two Issue Four
Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News      www.accountablecarenews.com

  
AMGA Cites Concerns with ACO Rule
Health Data Management, April 7, 2011 

50 Things to Know About the Proposed ACO Regulations
Becker's ASC Review, April 4, 2011

In the April issue of Accountable Care News, you'll find:

• If You Build It, Will They Come? The Primary Care Provider Shortage and Its Impact on ACOs by Regina Levison, Partner, FocusHealthcareGroup
• Before There Were ACOs, There Were ACOs by Richard A. Radoccia, MBA, MPH, CEO, Healthwave, Inc.
• Editor’s Corner - Wes Champion, Premier Healthcare Alliance
• Examining the ACO NPRM: Moving Toward the Tipping Point? by Mark Lutes, EpsteinBeckerGreen, PC
• Thought Leader’s Corner - "Anything in the CMS ACO regs or FTC/DOJ guidance surprise you?"
• Industry News with briefs regarding Accountable Care Alliance, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Council of Accountable Physician Practices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Commonwealth Fund, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Anthem Blue Cross of California and Accountable Care Solutions
• Catching Up with…. Joseph S. Vasile, MD, MBA

Accountable Care News on April 4 released a special complimentary edition containing detailed expert  analysis of the proposal CMS rule on ACOs as well as the FTC/DOJ, IRS, and HHS OIG guidance documents. Click here for the document.

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