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IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE
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- How Can Nurses Be Best Utilized in ACOs? by Mary Jean Schumann, DNP, MBA, RN, CPNP
- Positioning Specialty Services for Accountable Care by Philip Ronning
- Editor's Corner: Report from the Field: Bellin-ThedaCare - David Krueger, MD
- ACO Reinsurance Options by Kathryn A. Bowen
- Thought Leader's Corner: "How do you assess the legacy of Don Berwick's tenure at CMS on health care policy and implementation?"
- Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; Urban Institute; American Health Lawyers Association; Congressional Budget Office; Stanford Clinical Evidence Research Center (CERC); ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value; Valley Health System; and AtlantiCare
- Catching Up with...Margaret E. O'Kane
Click here to view page one of this issue.
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Download Complimentary Special Issue of Accountable Care News
on the New ACO Final Rule and Related Guidance
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Click here to download your complimentary Special Issue of Accountable Care News.
Featuring Detailed special analysis of changes from the proposed rule
to the final rule by national law firm of Epstein Becker & Green PC.
And commentary on the final rule from the following National Thought Leaders:
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Wes Champion
Senior Vice President, Premier Performance Partners, Premier Healthcare Alliance, Charlotte, NC |
Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH
Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
Bruce Merlin Fried, Esq.
Partner, Health Care Group, SNR Denton US LLP, Washington, DC
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Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD
President, Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, DC |
John Iglehart
Founding Editor, Health Affairs, National Correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine, Washington, DC |
Janet M. Marchibroda
Chair, Health Information Technology Initiative, Bipartisan Policy Center, Executive Director, Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care, Washington, DC
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Paul Katz
CEO, Intelligent Healthcare, Santa Monica, CA |
Daniel J. Marino
President and CEO, Health Directions, Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
Chas Roades
Chief Research Officer, The Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC
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Gail Wilensky, PhD
Senior Fellow, Project Hope, Bethesda, MD |
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LINKS TO THE NEW ADVANCED PAYMENT ACO MODEL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
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Advance Payment ACO Model Notice
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Advance Payment ACO Model
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CMS ANNOUNCES 32 PIONEER ACOs
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On December 19, 2011, CMS announced that 32 organizations (PDF) have been selected to participate in the Pioneer ACO Model. The first performance period began on January 1, 2012.
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LINKS TO THE NEW ACO REGULATION/GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
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CMS ACO Final Rule
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CMS and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Joint Interim Final Rule
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FTC-DOJ Final ACO Antitrust Policy Statement RE Stark and Anti-kickback Laws
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Internal Revenue Service Guidance for Tax-exempt Organizations Seeking to Participate as ACOs
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