Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News May, 2014

Accountable Care at a Tipping Point: Oliver Wyman ACO Research Findings

“ACOs face many challenges from provider engagement to clinical restructuring, but I think the biggest difficulty we currently face is development of a better way to measure ACOs progress in reducing costs." Stephen Nuckolls, Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Carolina Health Care

Nearly half (47 percent) of physicians say their patients ask for an unnecessary test or procedure at least once a week.

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 5 Number 5, May 2014, Industry News: Physicians Report on Unnecessary Procedures

No cookie-cutter for ACOs
Government Health IT, May 12, 2014

ACOs get down to brass tacks
Healthcare Finance News, May 12, 2014

How Community Health Centers are Taking on Accountable Care for the Most Vulnerable
The Brookings Institution, May 12, 2014

Mitigating the risks of ACO participation
Medical Practice Insider, April 25, 2014

What You Should Know About Medicaid ACOs
Becker's Hospital Review, April 25, 2014

Why hospital-led accountable care organizations are a flawed concept
Physicians Practice, April 24, 2014

Accountable Care Organizations Now Serve Up To 17% Of Americans
Oliver Wyman Press Release, April 23, 2014

A Customer-centric Approach to Healthcare: The Future of Patient Engagement and Mobile Strategies by Craig Kartchner
12 Criteria for Managing Population Health in an ACO Environment by Dale Sanders
Editor’s Corner: The Honorable Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas
Accountable Care 2.0: Maximizing Value from ACO Arrangements by Joyjit Saha Choudhury, Vikas Garg, Jack Topdjian, and Minoo Javanmardian
Thought Leader’s Corner: “Both the American Hospital Association and the recent National Association of ACOs survey have hinted at provider rebellion in the next round unless CMS makes it easier for ACOs both to earn savings and avoid penalties. If you were CMS, what would you do?”
Industry News with briefs regarding the American Hospital Association, Cigna, Arizona Care Network, UnitedHealthcare, the National Association of ACOs, ABIM Foundation and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Catching Up with….Russell Mohawk

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