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ACOs as Precursor to Clinical Integration
Medicare ACOs are a great starting point for your clinical integration (CI) strategy. First, they require discipline when it comes to creating CI infrastructure. The application process for the MSSP […]
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The 16 Core Competencies Your ACO Needs to Succeed
Here are the 16 ACO core competencies providers need to succeed under Value-Based Care. Provider organizations need 16 core competencies to succeed under Value-Based Care. Some of these competencies […]
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Value-Based Care Readiness Assessment
HSG’s Value-Based Care Readiness Assessment helps hospitals and health systems create a detailed action plan for clinical integration. The healthcare industry’s business model is changing. Are you ready? […]
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Preparing for Emerging Delivery Models: PHO Development to Facilitate Value-Based Care Delivery
Physician-Hospital Organizations (PHOs) are experiencing a resurgence, as hospitals and health systems grapple with ACOs, Bundled Payments, narrow networks and direct contracting in the wake of healthcare reform. During this […]
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Six Considerations in ACO Strategy
Thanks to the removal of downside risk in the October 2011 final regulations for the Medicare Shared Savings program, many hospital executives are again considering their strategy related to Value-Based […]
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ACOs: The Risk of Late Entry
Hospitals that decide to delay entry into Value-Based Care Organization (ACO) market take a great short-term risk: a competitor may develop relationships with many of the freestanding primary care physicians […]
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Final ACO Rules: Better But Not Good Enough?
Now that the final regulations regarding Medicare Value-Based Care organizations have been published, will interest levels return to pre-March levels? Before addressing that question, let’s review the ACO regulations and […]
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Transitioning to ACOs: Six Strategies To Implement NOW
“But what should I be doing NOW?” Several CEOs have asked us that question, as they struggle with how to make an effective transition from a market that incents volume […]