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Accountable Care Bulletin             |           June 9, 2011             |           Volume Two Issue Six
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"Very few provider systems have the requisite leadership, infrastructure, and risk management experience to pursue full-fledged ACO designation by CMS. However, many hospitals and integrated delivery systems are now focusing on accountable care arrangements and collaborative partnerships with health plans based on many of the same principles espoused in the CMS guidelines." Peter Boland, PhD, Managing Partner, Polakoff Boland

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ACO e-Poll on Medicare Shared Savings Program Provisions, sponsored by Accountable Care News

We encourage you to respond to the ACO e-Poll on Medicare Shared Savings Program Provisions. Please respond by Wednesday, June 15th, 2011. Results will be emailed to participating respondents upon request.

You can take the e-poll by going to: http://acoregs2011.questionpro.com/
The e-poll asks the following questions:

1)   What type of organization are you with?
2a) Is your organization involved with ACOs (operating/developing/contracting with/providing services to)?
2b) If You Answered "Yes" or "Plan To" to 2a: Do you anticipate potentially being involved with the Medicare Shared Savings Program?
3)  What is your overall assessment of the ACO Proposed Rules issued by CMS in April?
4)  What is your overall assessment of the ACO Antitrust Proposed Rules issued by FTC/DOJ in April?
5)  How will the May Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Announcement for a Pioneer ACO Model and potential up-front funding impact ACO development for the Shared Savings Program?
6)  How would you categorize your current overall perception of ACOs and their potential to achieve their stated objectives?

Again, to take the e-poll now, go to: http://acoregs2011.questionpro.com/

What's News

  
Deadline Passes for Comments on Accountable Care Organizations
PRWEB, June 8, 2011

Medicare (MA) Selects 30 Pioneer ACO’s in Material Change to Status Quo
Gerson Lehrman Group, June 8, 2011

Anesthesiologists May Find ACO Opportunity in Surgical Homes
Becker's ASC Review, June 8, 2011

Deadline extended for ACO pilot program
Orlando Business Journal, June 8, 2011

Provider groups support ACO concept, oppose implementation regulations
McKnight's Long Term Care News, June 8, 2011

Irrational Exuberance and Accountable Care Organizations
Forbes, June 2, 2011

This Month
 
  In the June issue of Accountable Care News, you'll find:
  • Developing an ACO between Two Competing Health Systems by Marcel Devetten, MD, Chief Quality Officer at The Nebraska Medical Center and Board Member of the Accountable Care Alliance
  • Changes in Healthcare are Transforming the Design and Delivery of Facilities and Products by Lee Brennan, AIA, Principal, Cuningham Group Architecture
  • Editor’s Corner - Duane E. Davis, MD, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger Health Plan
  • Using Mind Maps to Visualize ACO Components and Issues by Geoffrey Baker, General Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • Thought Leader’s Corner "How do you think CMS' recently announced ACO Pioneer Model will impact ACO adoption?"
  • Industry News with briefs regarding HealthLeaders Media, Hospital Sisters Health System, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, AMA, NCQA, HHS, CMS, Pittsburgh Accountable Care Network, and the National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit
  • Catching Up with…. Jill H. Gordon, JD MHA

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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