Monitoring the birth of an industry
Mark Browne Mark Browne is an experienced physician executive working as a healthcare consultant with PYA. He can be found as @consultdoc on twitter. Last week the healthcare world was all abuzz. The federal government was set to begin the journey that every player in the marketplace has been waiting for, the road to the accountable care …
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Registration: Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 1:00 PM to 2:00PM Eastern (10:00AM – 11:00AM Pacific) Five Key Accountable Care Organization Enablers How to put these enablers in place in a range of health care settings Acquire an understanding of new ACO legislation Gain new insight in how to move to an integrated care model Considerations for …
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Ashley McKinney Fischer, Partner, McDermott Emery Will The FTC, CMS and OIG hosted a public workshop on October 5, 2010, featuring panel discussions on antitrust issues and an announcement from the FTC that it will develop antitrust safe harbors for accountable care organizations (ACOs), as well as an expedited review process for ACOs that do …
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J. Peter Rich J. Peter Rich is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. He co-chairs the Firm’s Insurance / Payors Affinity Group. The FTC, CMS and OIG hosted a public workshop on October 5, 2010, featuring panel and listening discussions on …
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Kevin Fickenscher, M.D. A brief overview of one of the most discussed questions in healthcare today. In the great healthcare alphabet soup, it’s easy to lose sight of the differences between proposed solutions for making healthcare more efficient and effective. Rather than tackling payment reform in isolation of care delivery, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and …
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Don Berwick kicked off the day-long Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Workshop and Listening Session, co-hosted by the FTC, CMS and the OIG, with a short, stirring speech that touched on his Triple Aim for health care: better care for individuals, better health for populations and reduced per-capita costs. He committed the government to interpreting applicable statutes “wisely, …
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