Coordinated Care: Show me the money!

Policy makers are scrambling to find ways to reduce the cost of health care. One mechanism, converting a fee-for-service system to a prospective payment system, faces uphill battles at home and abroad. Proposed changes in health care delivery and financing, Continue Reading …

Implementing ACO’s

One strategy for implementing Accountable Care Organizations is detailed in the case study of Advocate Physician Partners. This case report describes Advocate Physician Partners (APP) in Illinois, a physician-hospital Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model which seeks to integrate independent physician Continue Reading …