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AMA, stakeholders, specialty societies ask CMS to better ACO program

Further improvements are needed for ACOs to be more successful and sustainable.

Press Releases
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Medical staff autonomy upheld in state supreme court ruling

A decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld important tenets of medical staff self-governance and authority in patient care that physicians have been fighting for in that state since 2012.

Judicial Advocacy
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Better blood pressure, no added burden: One practice's story

A Chicago-area physician has achieved a 90 percent control rate for his hypertension patients in the past year by working with his medical assistant, nurse and other staff members to execute standardized blood pressure protocols in the practice.

Prevention & Wellness
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Who's leading ACOs: physicians or hospitals?

The first national survey of accountable care organizations (ACO) examines who is playing the strongest leadership and ownership roles in the development of these new models of care.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Court squelches challenge to customary practice of medicine

In Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners v. Barlow, an appeals court upheld the ability of physicians to provide expert review and testimony in keeping with their full scope of practice and training.

Judicial Advocacy
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What you should consider when planning a team-based care model

As team-based models of delivering care become an increasingly common way to improve care coordination and efficiency, a new report offers guidance for the crucial elements physicians should consider when planning such a team.

Scope of Practice
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Doctors tell CMS to put the brakes on new medical staff rules

A final rule revising Medicare’s conditions of participation for hospitals could impact physicians’ role in hospital governance and patient care activities. Under the latest final rule, published in May and scheduled to take effect July 11, a multi-hospital health system would be permitted to have a single, integrated medical staff.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Panel recommends fixes for Medicare ACO exclusivity problems

New recommendations by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission seek to correct how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) attributes patients to physicians so most doctors will be able to participate in more than one accountable care organization if they so choose.

Payment & Delivery Models
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What the future holds for integrated care

Moving health care toward greater integration soon will be crucial for improving costs, quality and access to care, Mayo Clinic Health System CEO Robert Nesse, MD, told physicians earlier this month during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

Payment & Delivery Models