Scanning the Headlines: Clinical Integration

                                                       

Updated on May 11, 2012

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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:  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

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

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

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

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

Torres, C. 32 ‘Pioneers’ Selected To Test New Health Care Model For Seniors. Kaiser Health News, Dec. 19, 2011.  http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2011/12/32-pioneers-selected-to-test-new-healthcare-model-for-seniors/

Betbeze, P.  4 reasons to wait on ACOs.  HealthLeaders Media.  Dec. 16, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-274402/4-Reasons-to-Wait-on-ACOs

Money Follows the Person:  A 2011 Survey of Transitions, Services and Costs. Menlo Park, CA:  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  Dec. 8, 2011.  http://www.kff.org/medicaid/8142.cfm

Clark, C.  IHI:  Berwick on ACOs, Congress, fraud.  HealthLeaders Media.  Dec. 7, 2011. http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/QUA-274038/IHI-Berwick-on-ACOs-Congress-Fraud##

Gamble, M.  Survey:  Nearly 50% of physicians still unsure about ACOs.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Dec. 5, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/survey-nearly-50-of-physicians-still-unsure-about-acos.html

Reynolds, J.  ACOs will reduce hospital margins in the near team.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Dec. 2, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/acos-will-reduce-hospital-margins-in-the-near-term.html

Physicians who want to work for hospitals.  Managed Care.  20(12):29, Dec. 2011.

Lubell, J., editor.  Rural docs question benefits of investing in Medicare ACOs.  AISHealth.com.  Dec. 2011.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn1211-04

M. A. Zezza, The Final Rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program [accountable care organizations], Commonwealth Fund, Dec. 2011. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Other/2011/Proposed-Rules-for-ACOs.aspx?omnicid=20

Rajecki, R.  Program identifies accountable care organizations likely to succeed.  Modern Medicine.  Nov. 30, 2011.  http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=750757&cid=PRAC

Roy, A.  FTC commissioner:  Accountable Care Organizations Will Likely Lead to 'Higher Costs and Lower Quality Health Care'.  Forbes.  Nov. 21, 2011.  http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2011/11/21/ftc-commissioner-accountable-care-organizations-will-likely-lead-to-higher-costs-and-lower-quality-health-care/

Clark, C.  Call yourself an ACO?  Prove it.  HealthLeaders Media.  Nov. 16, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-273369/Call-Yourself-an-ACO-Prove-It## 

Kelly, C.  Health care system transformation fellowships:  building physician alignment.  H&HN.  Nov. 14, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=8740004279

Berenson, R., and Burton, R.  Why is Everyone Talking About ACOs?  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Nov. 2011.  http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/412438-Accountable-Care-Organizations-in-Medicare-and-the-Private-Sector.pdf

Arora, S.  Telemedicine in the accountable care era.  H&HN.  Oct. 31, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=8280001004

Betbeze, P.  ACO final rules intend to encourage consolidation.  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 31, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-272677/ACO-Final-Rules-Intend-to-Encourage-Consolidation

Clark, C.  AMA asks Medicare to start paying doctors for care coordination.  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 11, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/PHY-271922/AMA-Tells-Medicare-to-Start-Paying-Doctors-for-Care-Coordination##

Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program; Final Policy Statement. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Oct. 2011.  http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/health_care/276458.pdf

Ruppert, D.  The ACO team.  H&HN.  Sept. 29, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=8680009864

Bush, H.  Pioneer ACO lures providers with flexibility, innovation.  H&HN.  Sept. 21, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=4770001410 [podcast]

Betbeze, P.  Private sector ACO models rooted in rugged individualism.  HealthLeaders Media.  Sept. 13, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/MAG-270758/Private-Sector-ACO-Models-Rooted-in-Rugged-Individualism

DuBow M.  Strategic options: it's not ACO or nothing.  HealthLeaders Media.  September 2, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/LED-270490/Strategic-Options-Its-Not-ACO-or-Nothing

Town, R., and others.  Will Bundling Work in Rural America?  Analysis of the Feasibility and Consequences of Bundled Payments for Rural Health Providers and Patients.  Rural Health Research and Policy Centers.  Sept. 2011.  http://www.coruralhealth.org/programs/roap/documents/bundling_report_0911.pdf

Higgins, A.  Early lessons from accountable care models in the private sector:  Partnerships between health plans and providers.  Health Affairs.  30(9):1718-1727, Sept. 2011.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/9/1718.abstract?ijkey=/A86hlvrRzF.o&keytype=ref&siteid=healthaff

Ku, L., and others.  Transforming Community Health Centers Into Patient-Centered Medical Homes:  The Role of Payment Reform.  New York:  The Commonwealth Fund, Sept. 2011.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2011/Sep/1548_Ku_transforming_community_hlt_ctrs_PCMHs_final.pdf

Betbeze, P.  Physician alignment:  The collaborative care discount.  HealthLeaders Media.  Sept. 2011.  http://content.hcpro.com/pdf/content/270973.pdf

Evans, M.  Forging the way [accountable care organizations].  Modern Healthcare.  41(35):6+, Aug. 29, 2011. 

Betbeze, P.  Give your physicians an incentive to lead.  HealthLeaders Media.  Aug. 19, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-5/LED-269998/Give-Your-Physicians-an-Incentive-to-Lead

Miller, L.  Using social networks to create ACOs.  H&HN.  Aug. 19, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=3230009892

Tocknell, M.  10 ACO blunders you can avoid.  HealthLeaders Media.  Aug. 18, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-269879/10-ACO-Blunders-You-Can-Avoid##

Gamble, M.  10 potential blunders by providers in ACOs.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Aug. 10, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/10-potential-blunders-by-providers-in-acos.html

Phyician Group Practice Demonstration Succeeds in Improving Quality and Reducing Costs.  Washington:  Department of Health and Human Services, Aug. 8, 2011.  http://www.cms.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/downloads/PGP_PR.pdf

Abrams, M., and Cummings, S.  Staying ahead of the bundled pricing curve.  H&HN.  Aug. 4, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6400007066

Safyer, S.  Why accountable care matters:  The C-suite perspective.  H&HN.  Aug. 4, 2011.   http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=9620006427

Berenson, R., Devers, K., and Burton, R.  What is a Medical Home?  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Aug. 2011.  http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/412373-will-patient-centered-medical-home-transform-delivery-health-care.pdf

Tursman, J.  27 states debate ACO-related bills, but just 10 enact laws.  AISHealth.com, Aug. 2011.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn0811-05

Berenson, R., Devers, K., and Burton, R.  Will the patient-centered medical home transform the delivery of health care?  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Aug. 2011.  http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/20110805quickstrikepaper.pdf

Bush, H.  The fear of ACO commitment:  It's all in the details.  H&HN.  July 27, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=874000506

A push for clinical integration.  Trustee Magazine.  July 7, 2011.  http://www.trusteemag.com/trusteemag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=TRUSTEEMAG/Article/data/07JUL2011/1107TRU_centervoices&domain=TRUSTEEMAG

Commins, J.  Physician alignment poses challenge for ACOs.  HealthLeaders Media.  July 12, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/PHY-268447/Physician-Alignment-Poses-Challenge-for-ACOs

Morrison, I.  Medicare disadvantage.  H&HN.  July 5, 2011.   http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=3940001888

Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration.  Baltimore, MD:  Department of Health and Human Services, July 2011.  http://www.cms.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/downloads/PGP_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Accountable Care Organizations in California:  Programmatic and Legal Considerations.  Oakland, CA:  California Healthcare Foundation, July 2011.  http://www.chcf.org/publications/2011/07/aco-programmatic-legal-considerations

Crosson, F.  The accountable care organization:  Whatever its growing pains, the concept is too vitally important to fail.  Health Affairs.  30(7):1250-1255, July 2011. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/7/1250

Meyer, H.  Accountable care organization prototypes:  winners and losers?  Health Affairs.  30(7):1227-1231, July 2011. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/7/1227

Rodak, S.  5 steps to successful hospital-physician integration.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 27, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/5-steps-to-successful-hospital-physician-integration.html

The accountable care fiasco. Wall Street Journal.  June 19, 2011.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576343410729769144.html

Pecci, A.  Wyoming hospitals plan integrated care network.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 8, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-267127/Wyoming-Hospitals-Plan-Integrated-Care-Network##Providers

Submit Gripes on ACOs.  Midwest Edition.  Burbank, CA:  Payers and Providers, June 7, 2011.  http://www.payersandproviders.com/publications/ppmw67.pdf

Klar, R.  Saving the shared savings program (ACOs) part three:  quality, payment, and data issues.  Health Affairs Blog.  June 6, 2011.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/06/06/saving-the-shared-savings-program-acos-part-three-quality-payment-and-data-issues/

Hammond, E.  Success factors for creating accountalbe care organizations.  Health Affairs, June 3, 2011.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/06/03/success-factors-for-creating-accountable-care-organizations/

Gamble, M.  Novel ACO model pairs community health centers with local academic medical centers.  Becker's Hospital Review, June 2, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/novel-aco-model-pairs-community-health-centers-with-local-academic-medical-centers.html

Tocknell, M.  Q&A:  Methodist health CEO on an ACO alternative.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 1, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/TEC-266802/QA-Methodist-Health-CEO-on-an-ACO-Alternative.html

5 thoughts on ACOs from healthcare leaders.  Becker's Hospital Review, June 1, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/5-thoughts-on-acos-from-healthcare-leaders.html

Cantlupe, J.  Better care and the bottom line.  HealthLeaders Media. June 2011.  http://content.hcpro.com/pdf/content/267505.pdf

Lubell, J., editor. NCQA's final ACO standards in July may have later impact on Medicare.  AIS Health, 2(6):1-4, June 2011.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn0611-04

Klar, R.  Saving the shared savings program (ACOs) part two:  Financial issues.  Health Affairs, May 31, 2011.   http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/05/31/saving-the-shared-savings-program-part-2-financial-issues/

Ginsburg, P.  Spending to save - ACOs and the Medicare shared savings program.  New England Journal of Medicine.  May 25, 2011.  http://healthpolicyandreform.nejm.org/?p=14537&query=home

Zhani, E.  Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home Option to Launch in July.  Oakbrook Terrace, IL:  Joint Commission, May 24, 2011.   http://www.jointcommission.org/joint_commission_primary_care_medical_home_option_to_launch_in_july/

New ACO regs causing dismay.  Health systems now unsure whether they'll work.  Payers and Providers.  Midwest Edition.  1(10):1-6, May 24, 2011.  http://www.payersandproviders.com/publications/ppmw524.pdf

Klar, R.  Saving the shared savings programs (ACOs):  Specific suggestions for success-part one.  Health Affairs Blog.  May 17, 2011.  http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/05/17/saving-the-shared-savings-program-acos-specific-suggestions-for-success-part-one/

Priselac, R.  Form follows function:  how to build a strong ACO.  H&HN.  May 16, 2011.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=8410007224

Evans M. Proposed ACO rules too risky, demo group participants say. ModernHealthcare.com, May 13, 2011. Proposed ACO rules too risky, demo group participants say - Healthcare business news, research, information and opinions. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20110513/NEWS/305139963#ixzz1MWo8HQeU

Freeman, G.  Beyond the medical home.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 13, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/MAG-266112/Beyond-the-Medical-Home.html

Boyle, A.  Proposed ACO regulations raise questions of risks vs. rewards for PCPs.  Medical Economics.  May 12, 2011.  http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=722285&sk=c5dde24b74c27f55827dbb87e8b86d29

Commins, J.  CHIME raises concerns on ACO data sharing.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 11, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-266032/CHIME-Raises-Concerns-on-ACO-Data-Sharing

Commins, J.  ACO hurdles, risks, could dampen provider enthusiasm.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 11, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/PHY-266033/ACO-Hurdles-Risks-Could-Dampen-Provider-Enthusiasm

Dunn, L.  3 key concepts surrounding tax-exemption and ACOs.  Becker's Hospital Review.  May 11, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/3-key-concepts-surrounding-tax-exemption-and-acos.html

Leaders respond to CMS’ proposed ACO.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 11, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/impact-analysis/265335

Vaughan, C.  ACOs shine spotlight on physician employment.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 10, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/PHY-265935/ACOs-Shine-Spotlight-on-Physician-Employment

Harris, S.  Contracts should spell out everyone's role in an ACO.  amednews.com.  May 9, 2011.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/05/09/bicb0509.htm

Tocknell, M.  ACO options to be explored by two Texas health systems.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 5, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-265786/ACO-Options-to-be-Explored-by-Two-Texas-Health-Systems.html

Dunn, L.  Methodist health system, Texas health resources partner on ACO.  Becker's Hospital Review.  May 5, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/methodist-health-system-texas-health-resources-partner-on-aco.html

Tocknell, M.  Health plan, provider partnerships may trump ACOs.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 2, 2011.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-265567/Health-Plan-Provider-Partnerships-May-Trump-ACOs.html

Rodak, S.  Physician integration:  hospital medical leaders share challenges, strategies.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Apr. 28, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/physician-integration-hospital-medical-leaders-share-challenges-strategies.html

Ronstrom, S.  The challenge of non-profit status in an era of accountable care.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Apr. 26, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-financial-and-business-news/the-challenge-of-non-profit-status-in-an-era-of-accountable-care.html  

Dunn, L.  Should your hospital form an ACO?  5 considerations.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Apr. 22, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/should-your-hospital-form-an-aco-5-considerations.html

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Tursman, J.  Geisinger's multi-ACO efforts may not be easily replicated.  AISHealth.  2(4):1-4, Apr. 4, 2011.  http://aishealth.com/archive/nabn0411-06

Fields, R.  Tenet's Dr. Stephen Newman:  Economic ceilings necessitate clinical integration.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Mar. 31, 2011.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-financial-and-business-news/tenets-dr-stephen-newman-economic-ceilings-necessitate-clinical-integration-5.html#

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Yin, S.  Barak Richman:  ACOs should not involve collaboration of rivals.   Fierce Healthcare.  Feb.  11, 2011.  http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/barak-richman-acos-should-not-involve-collaboration-rivals/2011-02-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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Singer, S., and others.  Defining and measuring integrated patient care: promoting the next frontier in health care delivery.  Sage Journals.  68 (1): pp.112-127, Feb 2011.  http://mcr.sagepub.com/content/68/1/112.abstract

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