Blueprint for ACO Success

This 40-page resource will prepare healthcare organizations considering an ACO for clinical and regulatory success. First, Mark Shields, MD, MBA, senior medical director for Advocate Physician Partners and vice president of medical management for Advocate Health Care, details Advocate Physician Partners' CI program, from the structure of the CI group to funding, incentives, mechanisms and technology that support CI, and why a successful CI program can provide the ACO foundation. Next, Jeffrey R. Ruggiero, Esq., a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP, the law firm advising the Queens County Medical Society on its ACO development approach, describes the operational and regulatory compliance requirements that must be met to ensure a highly cost-effective, high quality, safe and legally compliant ACO for patients and health plan members.