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Cornerstone Health and Triad Healthcare Join CMS’ Accountable Care Initiative
On Monday, July 9, 2012, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that 89 health care organizations across the country were participating as ACOs in CMS’ Shared Savings Program.
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Notice of Intent (NOI) for CMS’ Advance Payment ACO Model Due June 29
The NOI deadline is fast approaching for those physicians interested in becoming eligible to apply for the Advance Payment Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Model through CMS.
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Medicare Shared Savings Program Application Timeline
Section 3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mandates the creation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The Shared Savings Program establishes the goals of providing better […]
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Final 2011 ACO Accelerated Development Learning Session To Be Held in Baltimore
North Carolina physicians and group managers who are interested in becoming accountable care organizations (ACOs) may want to consider attending the Final 2011 ACO Accelerated Development Learning Session, November 17-18, […]
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ACO Proposed Rule Review: Part 8
Page references refer to the version of the rule found at: https://www.compassionatecarenc.org/non_members/legislative/ac/aco-proposed-regs-4-2011.pdf. Today’s installment has been extracted from page 139-165. IID—Assignment of Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries (attribution methodology) Attribution methodology assigns […]
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ACO Proposed Rule Review: Part 7
New Program Standards Established During 3-Year Agreement Period ACOs would be subject to future changes in regulation with the exception of the following program areas: eligibility requirement concerning the structure […]
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ACO Proposed Rule Review: Part 6
IIC—Establishing the 3-year Agreement with Secretary • Options for Start Date of the Performance Year–applications would be considered on an annual, calendar year, basis: o (1)ACO applications must be submitted […]
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ACO Proposed Rule Review: Part 5
Patient–Centeredness Criteria Beneficiary Experience of Care Survey must be in place and there must be a description in the ACO’s application of how the ACO will use the results to […]
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ATA Seeks Changes in Proposed Rules for ACOs
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) this week expressed concerns about proposed rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). In a six-page letter to CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD, the ATA […]
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