Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News December 10, 2012

“When I managed a medical group in a group model HMO, free standing ambulatory surgery centers provided a great low cost alternative to hospital based outpatient surgery and promoted great patient and physician satisfaction. Unfortunately, in some areas hospitals have managed to eliminate competition by purchasing them. In other cases they have employed an out of network strategy which has actually made them more expensive then hospitals. Successful ACO's can create tremendous leverage by displaying the ability to steer attributed patients to select preferred providers. Provider organizations that can direct patients to low cost providers offer great opportunities to introduce much needed price competition in the health care marketplace." Nicholas Bonvicino, MD, MBA, FACS, Principal, NB Healthcare Advisors, LLC

"Nearly 71% of respondents agreed that becoming an ACO, or part of an ACO, would require at least 'some' changes to their physician recruiting processes."

From: Accountable Care News, Volume 3, Number 12, December 2012, Recruiting Physicians for an ACO Care Model

What Is The Aim of An Accountable Care Organization? [Infographic]
HIT Consultant, December 5, 2012

Legal Considerations With Accountable Care Organizations
OncLive, November 30, 2012

Accountable Care Organizations Struggle With Health IT Infrastructure
Information Week, November 19, 2012

Accountable Care Organizations and Post-Acute Care
Accountable Care Law & Policy, November 13, 2012

What doctors should ask insurers before joining ACOs or medical homes
American Medical News, November 12, 2012

Hospital Operators on ACOs: Lay the Groundwork, or Wait and See?
Becker's Hospital Review, November 9, 2012

Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations by Bruce Goldberg, MD
Recruiting Physicians for an ACO Care Model by Jim Stone and Andrea Clement Santiago
Editor’s Corner: Report from the Field – The Debate About Who Should Control an ACO: One Based in Fact or Rhetoric? - Kersten Kraft, MD
Clinical Integration at Dean Clinic by Craig Samitt
Thought Leader’s Corner: "What role, if any, should ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) play in the ACO model?"
Industry News with briefs regarding HealthAffairs, Oliver Wyman, CMS, Aetna and Baylor Health Care System, Annals of Family Medicine, Decision Resources, Leavitt Partners and KLAS, and Everett Clinic and Group Health Cooperative
Catching Up with…. Scott Armstrong

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