On Thursday, June 24, 2:00 to 4:00 pm ET, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum Call on the new Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The call will solicit comments from physicians, physician associations, hospitals, consumer groups, and all others interested in implementation of the new program.
Go to http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/ACO062410r.pdf for more details and dial-in information.
CMS has also posted a Questions and Answers documents on ACOs at http://www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/AccountableCareOrganization.pdf.
Additional information about new payment models, including ACOs, is available from the AMA at www.ama-assn.org/go/paymentpathways. Look for details and registration information to be posted later this week about a July 12th AMA seminar on pathways for physician success with new payment models to be held in Chicago. (Source: AMA)
