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Accountable Care Bulletin             |           July 2010             |           Volume One Issue Two
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What's News
  
New Hampshire Launches Accountable Care Pilot Ahead of Schedule
The Medical News, July 17, 2010 

NH to Test Health Care Collaboration at 5 Sites
The Associated Press, July 16, 2010

Shared Savings Programs / Accountable Care Organizations
Lexology, July 13, 2010 

Pharmacists Should Get in On Ground Floor of ACOs
PharmPro, July 7, 2010 
 
Alternative to HMOs Coordinates Treatment Delivery
Beacon Journal, July 5, 2010 
 
Accountable Care Organizations: Scrambling to Get Ready Now
JD Supra, June 24, 2010 

Delivery System Reform Is More Than ACOs 
Baker & Hostetler LLP, June 24, 2010 

Medicare Shared Savings Program-ACOs: Sect. 3022 of The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
Lexology, June 17, 2010 

This Month
 
  In the New issue of Accountable Care News, you'll find:
  • Partners in Health: How Physicians and Hospitals Can Be Accountable Together By Francis J. Crosson, M.D., Senior Fellow, and Laura A. Tollen, M.P.H., Senior Policy Consultant, The Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy
  • Accountable Care Stimulates New Business Planning and Strategies for Purchasers and Providers By William DeMarco, President, DeMarco and Associates, Rockford, IL
  • Accountable Care Organizations - Don't Ignore the Hype By Jill Gordon, President, Partner at Davis Wright Tremiane LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Thought Leader's Corner: "How large of an impact will the emergence of Accountable Care Organizations have during the next few years, and what are some of the implications we might expect as a result?"
  • Industry News - news briefs including; Premier, Methodist Health System, The Nebraska Medical Center, and Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • Catching Up With... Robert J. Margolis, MD
  • Accountable Care News Subscribers receive this and future twelve page monthly issues with a choice of electronic or print newsletter delivery, or both, and online access to past issues and more.

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