Shared Savings/ACO Final Rule May be Out Soon
HDM Breaking News, October 6, 2011

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

• Northern California ACO to be a Model for National Efforts by J. Kersten Kraft, MD and Aldo De La Torre
• Navigating the ACO S-Curve: Avoid being a Cautionary Tale by Hersh Sanghavi, Consulting Manager, GE Healthcare Performance Solutions
• Editor’s Corner - Ann Robinow, President, Robinow Health Care Consulting
• Healthcare Solutions Lie in Patient Care by Ernie Vesta, MD
• Thought Leader’s Corner “If you were designing the Pioneer model, what would be the ideal balance of risk and reward?”
• Industry News with briefs regarding Aetna, CMS, KLAS, National Bureau of Economic Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Accountable Care Community of Practice, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, State of Oregon, Beacon Partners, CIGNA, G.O.P., and MedPAC
• Catching Up with…. Gail Wilensky, PhD

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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