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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News December, 2014

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ACO Best Practices and Case Studies

On this webinar, HIT Advisor Justin Barnes discusses accountable care and value-based medicine best practices as well as case studies on making the most of available incentive programs and care delivery models including:
*Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
*Patient-centered Medical Homes (PCMHs)
*Other Risk-based and Alternative Payment Models reforms.

3 Common Accountable Care Tech Challenges

1. Cost of Necessary Technological Infrastructure
2. Lack of Access to Clinical Data
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Source: "Solutions to 3 Common Accountable Care Tech Challenges," Physicians Practice, November 23, 2014
Source URL: http://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/solutions-3-common-accountable-care-tech-challenges

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ACO Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Timing of Downside RiskBy Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA
Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Sustainable Care Management By Jay Reddy, BS, MBA
Editor's Corner: Jason Goldberg on Telehealth
What to Ask First When Acquiring a Physician Practice By Karin Chernoff Kaplan
Thought Leader's Corner: "CMMI head Patrick Conway has indicated that CMS is willing to look at new ACO designs that include full capitation, such as merging with Part D plans. What is your suggested new design model? How might a new ACO design model differ from current Medicare Advantage plans?"
Industry News with briefs regarding CMMI; JAMA; Blue Shield of California; The New England Journal of Medicine; United Healthcare; Cigna and the Connecticut State Medical Society-IPA, Inc.
Catching Up with ... Alison Fleury
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