Accountable Care Bulletin
  Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News            August 22, 2013  
 
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 How Specialty Groups Can Thrive in the Accountable Care Era
 
 

How Specialty Groups Can Thrive in the Accountable Care Era

Preparing, accepting and adjusting to current healthcare changes will determine how well a specialty practice navigates today's accountable care initiatives. This presentation guides a specialty practice from tactical to strategic perspectives on how to adapt to market and move to a system that rewards quality outcomes and cost savings, yet still focusing on productivity and appropriate volumes.

 
 
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25 Recently Announced ACOs

1. Aetna Forms 5 New ACOs in Maine: Mercy Health System, InterMed, MaineHealth and Martin's Point Health Care (all in Portland) and MaineGeneral Health (Augusta)
2. Aetna, New Haven Community Medical Group (New Haven, CT) Partner for Accountable Care
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Source: Becker's Hospital Review, August 8, 2013
Source URL: http://beckershospitalreview.com/accountable-care-organizations/25-recently-announced-acos-august-2013.html

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This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Keys to Successful Physician Practice Acquisitions by Kevin P. Forster and David A. Wofford
  • Connecting Care: Five Core Approaches for Short- and Long-term ACO Success by Deborah M. Gage
  • Editor’s Corner: Jim Hansen on Risk and Reward
  • What Will the Physician Workforce Look Like in 2030? by Lori Schutte
  • Thought Leader’s Corner: "What’s your take on the first-year results and accompanying participation changes in the CMS ACO Pioneer Program?”
  • Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; Allied World; Horizon BCBS and Barnabas Health; Blue Shield of California; and UnitedHealthGroup
  • Catching Up with….H. Eugene “Gene” Lindsey, MD
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