The North Carolina Medical Society will host two webinars designed to acquaint you with the much-talked-about value-based or accountable care model and why it is important to the health care community in North Carolina. The webinars will feature Dr. Terry McInnis, founder and president of  Blue Thorn, Inc., a health care consulting company. Dr. McInnis has over 25 years of senior executive and clinical experience in various employer, military (US Air Force- Flight Surgeon), and hospital/group practice health management segments.

The first webinar, which will be an introduction and overview of accountable care, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 6-7 p.m. The follow-up webinar on the various payment models and the continuum from fee-for-service to risk will be on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 6-7 p.m. Watch the Bulletin for registration details.