AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum and the American Organization of Nurse Executives will host a special post Health Forum Leadership Summit session on achieving team-based health care delivery on Tuesday, July 19 from 11:30 am – 5 pm at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA. This complimentary session will feature keynote presenter David Nash, MD and leaders from Marquette General Health System, AtlantiCare Health System and Brigham and Women’s Hospital discussing innovative approaches to fostering team-based care in the primary care setting, at the inpatient bedside and in service line management. You do not need to attend the Leadership Summit in order to attend this complimentary event. For more information, please contact Bill Ladewski at [email protected] or (312) 422-2910.

 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced a deadline extension on program particiaption for "pioneer" accountable care organizations, those health care systems already coordinating patient care and managing risk.  The new deadline to submit a letter of intent to participate in the program is June 30, 2011.

 

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A new report from the Institute of Medicine suggests the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services factor in geographic location when adjusting pay rates to physicians and hospitals.For more information, click here.

With the advent of accountable care organizations (ACOs), independent practice associations, once big in the 1980s and early 90s, are on the rise again with the hopes of merging with larger systems to form their own ACOs.

 

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