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The Progress and Promise of ACOs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy, Esq. Since Accountable Care Organizations (“ACO”) are one of the featured topics for the May edition of ...

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Pioneer ACOs Announced by CMS

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

On December 19, 2011, CMS issued a press release announcing that 32 leading health care organizations across the country will participate ...

Medicare

Are ACOs the Answer?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy It may seem contradictory that Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) are championed as the new answer to manage ...

Medicare

Final CMS Accountable Care Organization Regulations Provide ACOs More Flexibility

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy CMS has finally released the final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which is the program ...

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U.S. Physician Practices Spend Four Times As Much As Payer Administrative Money As Canadian Counterparts

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

A commonwealth fund supported studies reported some key findings: 1. Physician practices in the United States spent $82,975.00 per physician ...

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Healthcare Industry Groups Comment on EHR and Health Reform

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Mike Cassidy In two separate letters, one just by the American Hospital Association and one by a consortium of ...

Accountable Care

Easier Softer ACOs

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Although the ink is barely dry on the proposed regulations for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), there are already harbingers that ...

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