Scanning the Headlines: Clinical Integration

                                                                                                                                      

Updated on February 21, 2013

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Betbeze, P.  Hospital consolidation gets a new playbook.  HealthLeaders Media.  Feb. 14, 2013.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-289270/Hospital-Consolidation-Gets-a-New-Playbook

Flower, J.  Divided faces of change.  H&HN.  Feb. 14, 2013.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=9130006434

Weinstock, M.  Clinical integration:  The future is now.  H&HN.  Feb. 13, 2013.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=5210003939 [podcast]

FTC Staff Advises Oklahoma Physician Hospital Organization That it Will Not Recommend Antitrust Challenge to Proposed Formation of Clinically Integrated  Multi-provider Network.  Washington:  Federal Trade Commission.  Feb. 13, 2013.  http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2013/02/healthcare.shtm

Stempniak, M.  Medical home praticipation outpaces ACOs.  H&HN.  Feb. 8, 2013.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=8060005601

Clark, C.  CMS unveils 4 bundled payment models. HealthLeaders Media.  Feb. 4, 2013.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-288920/CMS-Unveils-4-Bundled-Payment-Models

Elliott, V.  Disease-specific ACOs make their debut.  amednews.com.  Jan. 28, 2013.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2013/01/28/bisb0128.htm

Workforce Roles in a Redesigned Primary Care Role.  Chicago, American Hospital Association, Jan. 10, 2013. http://www.aha.org/content/13/13-0110-wf-primary-care.pdf

Building Clinical Integration: Scott & White’s physician-led delivery model – case study. HealthLeaders Media Rounds, Jan. 8, 2013.

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Dowling, M.  The nuts and bolts of accountable care.  H&HN.  Jan. 7, 2013.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=1030006937

Robeznieks A. 'Medical neighborhood' project has $20 million in federal help. Modern Physician, Jan. 4, 2013. http://www.modernphysician.com/article/20130104/MODERNPHYSICIAN/301049974#ixzz2H2F68Mrz?trk=tynt  [free registration required to view]

Sanford, K.D.  Population health management: a “start small” strategy.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;67(1):44-47, Jan. 2013.

Advancing the Hospital and Physician Partnership:  Physician Engagement and Integration.  Chicago:  ASHHRA, Jan. 2013.  http://www.ashhra.org/about/governance/files/ASHHRA%20Thought%20Leader%20Forum%20-%20Physician%20Integration%20-%20FINAL.pdf

Center for Studying Health System Change. Los Angeles: Fragmented Health Care Market Shows Signs of Coalescing. California HealthCare Foundation, Jan. 2013. http://www.chcf.org/publications/2013/01/regional-market-los-angeles

Center for Studying Health System Change. San Diego: Health Care Providers Expand Capacity as Competition Increases for Well-Insured Patients. California HealthCare Foundation, Jan. 2013. http://www.chcf.org/publications/2013/01/regional-market-san-diego

Issue Brief: Moving Towards Bundled Payment.  Chicago:  American Hospital Association, 2013.  http://www.aha.org/content/13/13jan-bundlingissbrief.pdf

Kroch, E., and others.  Measuring Progress Toward Accountable Care.  New York:  The Commonwealth Fund, Dec. 14, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Fund-Reports/2012/Dec/Measuring-Accountable-Care.aspx?omnicid=20

Elliot, V.  4 essentials to physician-hospital alignment (MGMA-ACMPE meeting), Dec. 10, 2012.    amednews.com.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/12/10/bisa1210.htm?utm_source=nwltr&utm_medium=heds-htm&utm_campaign=20121210

Shugarman, L.  The SCAN foundation's framework for advancing integrated person-centered care.  Health Affairs.  31(12):2821-2825, Dec. 2012.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/12/2821.abstract?etoc

Halley, M.D.  Working together toward a shared vision for care.  HFM;66(12):46-48, Dec. 2012.

Rodak, S.  7 strategies to develop a clinical integration network.  Beckers Hospital Review.  Nov. 27, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-key-specialties/7-strategies-to-develop-a-clinical-integration-network.html

Delbanco, S.  From volume to value, by 2020?  H&HN.  Nov. 26, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=1250006506

Gandhi, N. and Weil, R. The ACO surprise. Oliver Wyman, Nov. 26, 2012. http://www.oliverwyman.com/media/OW_ENG_HLS_PUBL_The_ACO_Surprise.pdf

URAC seeks public comment on accreditation for clinically integrated networks-a critical stepon the path to becoming an accountable care organization.  Washington:  U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, Nov. 13, 2012.  https://www.urac.org/publiccomment/CIN_Preamble_2012Nov13.html

Brunkow, J.  Hospital Operators on ACOs: Lay the Groundwork, or Wait and See?  VMG Health.  Nov. 9, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/hospital-operators-on-acos-lay-the-groundwork-or-wait-and-see.html

Larson, B., and others.  Insights from transformations under way at four Brookings-Dartmouth accountable care organization pilot sites.  Health Affairs.  31(11):2395-2406, Nov. 6, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/In-the-Literature/2012/Nov/Transformations-Under-Way-at-Four-ACO-Pilot-Sites.aspx?omnicid=20

Takach, M.  About half of the states are implementing patient-centered medical homes for their Medicaid populations.  Health Affairs.  31(11):2432-2440, Nov. 5, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/In-the-Literature/2012/Nov/States-Are-Implementing-Patient-Centered-Medical-Homes.aspx?omnicid=20

Fisher, E., and others.  A framework for evaluating the formation, implementation and performance of accountable care organizations.  Health Affairs.  31(11):2368-2378, Nov. 5, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/In-Brief/2012/Nov/Accountable-Care-Organizations.aspx?omnicid=20

Medicare Shaved Savings Program and Rural Providers.  Washington:  Department of Health and Human Services, Nov. 2012.  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/Downloads/ACO_Rural_Factsheet_ICN907408.pdf

Data Ownership Is Key Issue For ACOs, Partners to Decide.  ACO Business News.  3(11):, Nov. 2012.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn1112-04  [free registration required to view at Health Business Daily, Nov. 2, 2012.]

Neudorf, C.  Integrating a population health approach into healthcare service delivery and decision making.  Healthcare Management Forum;25(3):155-159, Fall 2012.

Elliott, V.  Hospitals seeking to hire doctors who "play well with others".  amednews.com.  Oct. 23, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/10/22/bisd1023.htm

Punke, H.  A pioneer ACO one year later:  Q & A with Presbyterian Pioneer ACOs Tracy Brewer.  Becker's Hospital Review, Oct. 9, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/a-pioneer-aco-one-year-later-q-a-a-with-presbyterian-pioneer-acos-tracy-brewer.html

Tocknell, M.  Q & A: Aetna’s Charles Kennedy on developing ACOs.  Danvers, MA:  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 3, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/HEP-285044/QA-Aetnas-Charles-Kennedy-on-Developing-ACOs

Aligning capital planning strategies with physician integration.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(10):HFMA roundtable insert 1-4, Oct. 2012.

Berarducci, J., Langheim, R., and Vars, A.  New partnership opportunities for payers and providers.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(10):58-61, Oct. 2012.

Nugent, M.E.  Implementing clinical and financial collaboration between payers and providers.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(10):62-66, 68, Oct. 2012.

Otto, J.M.  Changing the game: what CFOs should know about physician compensation.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(10):70-74, 76, Oct. 2012.

Perez, K.  The inexorable march toward accountable care.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(10):42-44, Oct. 2012.

Levy, R., Jr.  Back to the future: implications of recent developments in physician payment methodologies.  Journal of Health Care Compliance;14(5):55-58, Sept.-Oct. 2012.

Colla, C., and others.  "Spending Differences Associated with the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration." Journal of the American Medical Association, 308(10):1015–1023, Sept. 12, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1357260

Alphabet soup of care delivery transformation.  Alliance for Health Reform.  Sept. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=259

Thorpe, J., and Cascio, T.  Update:  Medicare quality measurement and reporting programs.  HealthReform GPS.  Sept. 2012.  http://www.healthreformgps.org/resources/update-medicare-quality-measurement-and-reporting-programs/

Collins, H.  How fair is fair-market value when it comes to physician compensation?  MGMA Connexion;12(8):Sept. 2012.

Gamble, M.  The new competitive edge for hospitals and ACOs:  Employee health.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Aug. 20, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/the-new-competitive-edge-for-hospitals-and-acos-employee-health.html

Audet, A., and others.  Hospitals on the path to accountable care:  Highlights from a 2011 national survey of hospital readiness to participate in an accountable care organization.  New York:  Commonwealth Fund, Aug. 17, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/Aug/Hospitals-on-the-Path-to-Accountable-Care.aspx

Stempniak, M.  Big-name insurer looks to spread the ACO wildfire.  H&HN.  Aug. 1, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=1610004736

'Talking Health':  Patient-Centered Medical Homes.  Commonwealth Fund, Aug. 1, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Multimedia/Videos/2012/Talking-Health-Patient-Centered-Medical-Homes.aspx?omnicid=20

Dinger, J.  Building an ACO from the ground up.  H&HN.  Aug. 1, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=7740002660

Cunningham, P., Felland, L., and Stark, L.  Safety-net providers in some US communities have increasingly embraced coordinated care models.  Health Affairs;31(8):1698-1707, Aug. 2012.

Lewis, V.A., and others.  The promise and peril of accountable care for vulnerable populations: a framework for overcoming obstacles.  Health Affairs;31(8):1777-1785, Aug. 2012.

Neuhausen, K., and others.  Integrating community health centers into organized delivery systems can improve access to subspecialty care.  Health Affairs;31(8):1708-1716, Aug. 2012.

Pourst, N., and others.  In ten California counties, notable progress in system integration within the safety net, although challenges remain.  Health Affairs;31(8):1717-1728, Aug. 2012.

Rittenhouse, D.R., and others.  The post-Katrina conversion of clinics in New Orleans to medical homes shows change is possible, but hard to sustain.  Health Affairs;31(8):1729-1738, Aug. 2012.

Bennett, A.R.  Accountable care organizations: principles and implications for hospital administrators.  Journal of Healthcare Management;57(4):244-254, July/Aug. 2012.

Evans, M.  What works for an accountable care organization?  Modern Healthcare.  July 31, 2012.  http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120731/BLOGS01/307319982/what-works-for-an-accountable-care-organization

Spoerl, B.  Advancing accountable care:  5 hospital ACO leaders share insight.  Beckers Hospital Review.  July 26, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/advancing-accountable-care-5-hospital-aco-leaders-share-insight.html

ACOs' real test will come with two-sided risk.  HealthLeaders Media.  July 13, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-282312/ACOs-Real-Test-Will-Come-with-TwoSided-Risk

Commins, J.  89 ACOs open for business. HealthLeaders Media.  July 10, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/TEC-282117/89-ACOs-Open-for-Business

Cantlupe, J.  How bundled payments pay off in joint-replacement.  HealthLeaders Media.  July 9, 2012. http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-282049/How-Bundled-Payments-Pay-Off-in-Jointreplacement

Lubell, J.  Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid?  amednews.com.  July 2, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/07/02/gvsa0702.htm

Study: ED-based care coordination interventions need to fit unique needs of ED settings, providers.  ED Management;24(7):73-77, July 2012.

With aligned incentives, effective care coordination across multiple settings is easier to achieve.  ED Management;24(7):77-78, July 2012.

Reid, R., and Larson, E. Financial implications of the patient-centered medical home.  Journal of American Medical Association.  :1-2, June 24, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197016

Nocon, R., and others.  Association between patient-centered medical home rating and operating cost at federally funded health centers.  Journal of American Medical Association.  :1-7, June 24, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197012

Spoerl, B.  5 trends in ACO development.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 22, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/5-trends-in-aco-development.html

Spoerl, B.  An oncology ACO from the hospital's perspective:  Q&A with Baptist Health CFO Ralph Lawson.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 18, 2012. http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/an-oncology-aco-from-the-hospitals-perspective-qaa-with-baptist-health-cfo-ralph-lawson.html

For ACO adoption success, leave cost out of it.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 18, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-281394/For-ACO-Adoption-Success-Leave-Cost-Out-of-It

Spoerl, B.  3 biggest obstacles for ACO structures:  Capital, engagement & leadership.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 13, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/3-biggest-obstacles-for-aco-structures-capital-engagement-a-leadership.html

Carlson J. Picking up the scent: wave of practice acquisitions by hospitals has antitrust regulators on notice. Modern Healthcare.  42(24): 6-7, June 11, 2012.

Spoerl, B.  JAMA:  Health plans, not hospitals, may be best positioned to build ACOs.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 7, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/jama-health-plans-not-hospitals-may-be-best-positioned-to-build-acos.html

Boutros, A.  Total cost of care contracting:  A proven clinical transformation catalyst.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 7, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/total-cost-of-care-contracting-a-proven-clinical-transformation-catalyst.html

Bush, H.  Population health's tipping point.  HH&N.  June 6, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/data/06JUN2012/0612HHN_FEA_interview&domain=HHNMAG

Spoerl, B.  A closer look at Iowa health's ACOs:  5 ways Medicare, commercial agreements differ. Becker's Hospital Review.  June 6, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/a-closer-look-at-iowa-healths-acos-5-ways-medicare-commercial-agreements-differ.html

H&H Daily. H&HN.  June 4, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=0070003339

Painter, M. Bundled payment across the U.S. today: status of implementations and operational findings. Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Issue Brief, June 1, 2012. http://www.hci3.org/sites/default/files/files/HCI-IssueBrief-4-2012.pdf

Bird, S.R., and others.  Integrated care facilitatino model reduces use of hospital resources by patients with pediatric asthma.  Journal for Healthcare Quality;34(3):25-33, June 2012.

Muhlestein, D., and others. Growth and Dispersion of Accountable Care Organizations:  June 2012 Update, June 2012.  http://leavittpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Growth-and-Dispersion-of-ACOs-June-2012-Update2.pdf

Tocknell, M.  How rivals built an ACO.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 23, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-280461/How-Rivals-Built-an-ACO

Hearing on Health Care Consolidation and Competition after PPACA. US House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, May 18, 2012. http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/Hearings%202012/hear_05182012.html

Dunn, L.  Payor-provider integration: Anatomy of the highmark-West Penn deal.  Chicago:  VMG Health, May 17, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/payor-provider-integration-anatomy-of-the-highmark-west-penn-deal.html

Rosenthal, M., and others.  Recommended Core Measures for Evaluating the Patient-Centered Medical Home:  Cost, Utilization, and Clinical Quality.  New York:  Commonwealth Fund, May 16, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Data-Briefs/2012/May/Measures-Medical-Home.aspx?omnicid=20

Melnick, G., and Green, L.  Early lessons from a shared risk, integrated care organization serving a commercial population.  Health Affairs.  May 15, 2012.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2012/05/15/early-lessons-from-a-shared-risk-integrated-care-organization-serving-a-commercial-population/

Tocknell, M.  ACO blueprints:  Options in accountability.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 14, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-279707/ACO-Blueprints-Options-in-Accountability.html

Levinson, M., Diesenhaus, J., and Murdron, M.  Seeking safe harbor.  Trustee.  May 5, 2012.  http://www.trusteemag.com/trusteemag/dhtml/article-display.dhtml?dcrpath=TRUSTEEMAG/Article/data/05MAY2012/1205TRU_FEA_SeekingSafeHarbor&domain=TRUSTEEMAG

Millenson, M.  Analysis:  ACOs could have the Medicare muscle to transform.  May 2, 2012.  http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/May/02/millenson-ACOs-muscle-to-transform-system.aspx

Hospital Readiness for Population-based Accountable Care.  Chicago:  Health Research and Educational Trust, May 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/resources/Accountable_Care.pdf

Stefanacci, R.  ‘New’ health care organizations will truly manage care.  Managed Care;21(5):38-42, May 2012.

Hegwer, L. R.  Cultivating physician leaders at Iowa Health System.  Healthcare Financial Management.  May 2012.  http://www.hfma.org/Publications/Leadership-Publication/Archives/E-Bulletins/2012/May/Cultivating-Physician-Leaders-at-Iowa-Health-System/

Emerging Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations:  The Role of Managed Care.  Washington: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2012.   http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8319.pdf

Hospital Readiness for Population-based Accountable Care.  Chicago:  HRET, May 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/resources/Accountable_Care.pdf

Managing Population Health: The Role of the Hospital.  Chicago:  American Hospital Association, Apr. 30, 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/1610009735

Betbeze, P.  What physician practice ownership really means.  HealthLeaders Media.  Apr. 27, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/LED-279445/What-Physician-Practice-Ownership-Really-Means

Fiegl, C.  More physicians calling the shots in latest round of ACOs.  amednews.com.  Apr. 23, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/04/23/gvl10423.htm

Graf, M., and Schachter, M.  Four pillars of successful ACO clinical integration.  H&HN.  Apr. 19, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=9880008411

Fisher, E., and Shortell, S. ACOs: Making Sure We Learn from Experience. Commonwealth Fund Blog : Commentary on Health Policy, Apr. 12, 2012.   http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Blog.aspx?omnicid=20

Clark, C.  CMS taps 27 ACOs to start shared savings.  HealthLeaders Media.  Apr. 11, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-278815/CMS-Taps-27-ACOs-to-Start-Shared-Savings-Program##

Hastings, D.  Medicare ACOs:  The integration of financial and clinical integration.  Health Affairs.  Apr. 11, 2012.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2012/04/11/medicare-acos-the-integration-of-financial-and-clinical-integration/#more-18618

Fact Sheets:  First Accountable Care Organizations Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.  Baltimore, MD:  CMS.gov.  Apr. 10, 2012.  http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/factsheet.asp?Counter=4334&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500&srchOpt=0&srchData=&keywordType=All&chkNewsType=6&intPage=&showAll=&pYear=&year=&desc=&cboOrder=date

Advance Payment ACO Model.  Baltimore, MD:  CMS.gov.  Apr. 10, 2012.  http://innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/ACO/Advance-Payment/index.html

Shared Savings Program.  Baltimore, MD:  CMS.gov.  Apr. 6, 2012.  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/index.html?redirect=/sharedsavingsprogram/

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).  Baltimore, MD:  CMS.gov.  Apr. 5, 2012.  http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ACO/index.html?redirect=/aco

Peck, C.  Better hospital-physician partnerships.  H&HN.  Apr. 5, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=9270008713

Betbeze, P.  Return of the PHO?  HealthLeaders Media.  Apr. 4, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/PHY-278519/Return-of-the-PHO

Hoppszallern, S.  Physician integration strategies in a rural network.  H&HN.  Apr. 4, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6000006981

Expect to see the trend accelerate in their sector.  Modern Healthcare;42(14):28-30, Apr. 2, 2012.

Tocknell, M.  The unsettled state of the ACO.  HealthLeaders Media.  Apr. 2012.  http://content.hcpro.com/pdf/content/278624.pdf

MacKinney, A., Mueller, K., and Lillios, N.  Anticipating the Rural Impact of Medicare Value Based Purchasing.   Columbia, MO.  RUPRI Rural Health Panel.  Apr., 2012. http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_VBP_April2012.pdf

Burtley, C., Jacobs, L., and others.  Physician-Hospital Integraton 2012.  Oakland, CA:  California Healthcare Foundation.  Apr. 2012.  http://www.chcf.org/~/media/MEDIA%20LIBRARY%20Files/PDF/P/PDF%20PhysicianHospIntegration.pdf

Tocknell, M.  The unsettled state of the ACO.  HealthLeaders Media.  Apr. 2012.  http://content.hcpro.com/pdf/content/278624.pdf

Herzlinger predicts ACOs, PCMHs will fail.  Managed Care.  Apr. 2012. http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/1204/1204.healthplan2020_herzlinger.html

Belde, D.M.  Physician employment in an era of health reform.  Health Progress;93(2):62-71, Mar.-Apr. 2012.  http://www.chausa.org/subjectindex.aspx?year=2012

Kaplan, A., and Guest, B.  Clinically integrated networks: vision, purpose and development.  PEJ. Physician Executive;38(2):60-62, 64, 66, Mar.-Apr. 2012.

Scrine, G.  Five reasons to start building an integrated care organization.  H&HN.  Mar. 22, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=74700063

Cosgrove, J.  Stakeholders' Perspectives Differed on the Adequacy of Guidance for Collaboration among Health Care Providers.  Washington:  U. S. Government Accountability Office, Mar. 16, 2012.  http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-291R

Halley, M.D.  The drive to survive: independent medical practice.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(3):62-65, Mar. 2012.

Lubell, J.  Outdated regulations are barriers to provider alignment, AHA says.  Health Business Daily.  3(3):1-2, Mar. 2012.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn0312-08

Peck, C., and Melvin, D.  Emerging Trends in Hospital/Physician Affiliations and Their Impact on ASCs.  Boston:  McDermott Will and Emery, Feb. 24, 2012. http://www.mwe.com/info/ASC/2012materials/ASC-Health%20System/EmergingTrends.pdf

Landon, B.  Keeping score under a global payment system.  New England Journal of Medicine.  366:393-395, Feb. 2, 2012.  http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1112637

Patterson, P.  What trends are driving hospital-MD alignment?  OR Manager;28(2):6-8, Feb. 2012.

Early Evidence on the Patient-Centered Medical Home.  Rockville, MD:  Agency for Healthcare and Quality, Feb. 2012.  http://pcmh.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_11787_957210_0_0_18/Early%20Evidence%20on%20the%20PCMH%202%2028%2012.pdf

Kelly, B.  White Paper.  Will Your Accountable Care Organization Pilot Succeed?  Predict Success With Just Four Numbers.  New York:  Thomson Reuters, Feb. 2012.  http://img.en25.com/Web/ThomsonReuters/WillYourACOPilotSucceed_whitepaper_021312.pdf

Gray, B.M., Weng, W., and Holmboe, E.S.  An assessment of patient-based practice infrastructure-based measures of the patient-centered medical home: do we need to ask the patient?  Health Services Research.  47(1, Part 1):4-21, Feb. 2012.

Thygeson, N.M., and others.  Using fuzzy set qualitative analysis (fs/QCA) to explore the relationship between medical “homelessness” and quality.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 1):22-45, Feb. 2012.

Hollingsworth, J.M., and others.  Physician practices and readiness for medical home reforms: policy, pitfalls, and possibilities.  Health Services Research;47(1, Part 2):486-508, Feb. 2012.

Rich, E., and others.  Organizing care for complex patients in the patient-centered medical home.  Annals of Family Medicine.  10(1):60-62, Jan./Feb. 2012.  http://www.annfammed.org/content/10/1/60.full.pdf#page=1&view=FitH

Birk, S.  Writing the script: integrated partnership are the new medicine for hospital-physician relations.  Healthcare Executive;27(1):8-12, 14, 16, Jan.-Feb. 2012.

Pursell, D.B.  Fair market value and the “volume or value” limitation: impact on hospital/physician acquisition transactions.  Journal of Health Care Compliance;14(1):59-62, 72, Jan.-Feb. 2012.

Next steps for ACOs.  Health Affairs.  Jan. 31, 2012.  http://healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/brief_pdfs/healthpolicybrief_61.pdf

Emanuel, E.  The end of health insurance companies.  New York Times.  Jan. 30, 2012.  http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/the-end-of-health-insurance-companies/

Zigmond, J.  Avoiding the penalty box: new rules on readmissions push hospitals, post-acute providers into closer collaboration.  Modern Healthcare;42(5):38-39, Jan. 30, 2012.

Betbeze, P.  Physician independence not incompatible with reform.  HealthLeaders Media.  Jan. 27, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-275867/Physician-Independence-Not-Incompatible-With-Reform

Herman, B.  Physicians Pioneering the ACO: 5 Thoughts From Dr. Gene Lindsey of Atrius Health.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Jan. 25, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/physicians-pioneering-the-aco-5-thoughts-from-dr-gene-lindsey-of-atrius-health.html

Mathews, A.  Can accountable-care organizations improve health care while reducing costs?  Wall Street Journal. Jan. 23, 2012.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204720204577128901714576054.html

Nelson, L.  Lessons From Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Disease Management, Care Coordination, and Value-Based Payment.  Washington:  Congressional Budget Office, Jan. 18, 2012.  http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12663

Lewis, S., and others.  Patient-centered medical home characteristics and staff morale in safety net clinics.  Archives of Internal Medicine.  172(1):23-31, Jan. 9, 2012.  http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/172/1/23

Putting the Accountability in Accountable Care Organizations: Payment and Quality Measurements. Families USA.  Jan. 2012.  http://familiesusa2.org/assets/pdfs/health-reform/ACOs-Payment-and-Quality-Measurements.pdf

Fink, J.N.  Focused factories: meeting the challenges of payment reform.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(1):94-98, 100, Jan. 2012.

Nelson, L.  Working Paper 2012-02:  Lessons From Medicare's Demonstration Projects on Value-Based Payment.  Washington:  Congressional Budget Office, Jan. 2012.  http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12665

ACOs—Promise, Not Panacea.  Journal of the American Medical Association. 308(10):1038-1039, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1357248

Why Accountable Care Organizations Are Not 1990s Managed Care Redux.  Journal of the American Medical Association.  307(21):2263-2264, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1172051

Accountable care directory 2012.  HealthQuest Publishers, 2012. https://www.managedcarestore.com/yhlthqst/hqaco.htm

The Healthcare Executive's Guide to ACO Strategy.  Lancaster, PA:  HCPro, 2012.  http://www.hcmarketplace.com/prod-9464-EZINEADH/The-Healthcare-Executives-Guide-to-ACO-Strategy.html 

Impact analysis value-based purchasing facing the HCAHPS hurdle.  Healthleaders Media.  2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/sponsor/get-pdf.cfm?pdf=275699

Impact analysis.  Align physicians and hospitals in a non-aligned world.  HealthLeaders Media.  2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/sponsor/get-pdf.cfm?pdf=277977

Transitioning Into Accountable Care:  Implications the Healthcare Communicators.  Chicago:  Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, 2012.  http://www.shsmd.org/shsmd/resources/acocommunications/index.html

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Biosimilars:  Overview of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) experience.  American Journal of Managed Care.  18(11):e398-e404, 2012.