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CHACC Offers Innovative Model for Children’s Care
Perhaps the core idea behind emerging models of care like accountable care organizations (ACOs) and projects like Community Care of North Carolina’s Child Health Accountable Care Collaborative (CHACC) is an old concept – build relationships. ACO models are about preserving the sacred doctor-patient relationship, and they are about breaking down the silos and building meaningful relationships between different sectors of the health care system.
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Community Practitioner Program Holds Annual Meeting
The North Carolina Medical Society’s (NCMS) Community Practitioner Program (CPP) held its annual meeting on May 3 in Raleigh. Accountable care was the theme of this year’s meeting. Participants learned […]
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Accountable Care Partnership Announced between Cornerstone Health Care and BCBSNC
Cornerstone Health Care in High Point reached a significant milestone recently when they announced their move from a strictly fee-for-service payment model to a value-based reimbursement partnership with Blue Cross Blue […]
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NC ACO Collaborative Shares Experiences and Ideas
A dozen representatives with experience in and enthusiasm for the move to accountable care organizations (ACO) as a viable new healthcare model, met at Coastal Carolina Health Care in New Bern for the first […]
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ACOs: What They Are & How NC Physicians Should Approach Them (Webinar)
Event: NCMSF/NCMGM Webinar Date: April 17, 2013 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm ACOs: What They Are and How North Carolina Physicians Should Approach Them featuring Julian (Bo) Bobbitt, JD, Smith Anderson […]
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New Recognition Program Builds Connections Between Primary and Specialty Care
The National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is reinforcing the importance of strong connections between primary and specialty care and care coordination by launching a recognition program for specialty practices engaged in the patient-centered model.
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Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece Claims ACOs Will Fail
In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal on Monday, two Harvard professors and a research fellow at Innosight Institute, a non-partisan think tank with the motto “innovative disruption […]
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Toward Accountable Care Consortium Receives $150,000 Grant
Funding will help with the TAC Consortium’s mission of helping the medical community face the challenges of a changing healthcare environment.
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Fixing Healthcare: Toward Accountable Care Article Outlines How
As part of the Toward Accountable Care (TAC) Consortium and Initiative, which NCMS is spearheading, this article, titled “Fixing Health Care — Right Here at Home,” offers perspective on accountable care organizations as a viable and emerging model of care.
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BCBSNC and Wilmington Health Announce Accountable Care Collaboration
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Wilmington Health announced that they will establish a physician-led Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to improve care for patients located in southeastern North Carolina.
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