Educational Resources & Toolkits

NEW! Want CME credit for learning more about ACOs? The Texas Medical Association was so impressed with the TAC toolkits, they sought and received permission to offer CME credit for reading and absorbing the information in the seminal guide, “The Physicians Accountable Care Toolkit.” North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) members can access this CME at a discount by simply downloading the guide and entering ‘NCMS’ in the coupon code space to receive the member discount.

General Toolkits

The Physician’s Accountable Care Toolkit (NC Edition)
NEW! Rural Accountable Care Guide
community health Accountable Care Guide for Community Health Partners
Accountable Care Legal Guide (NC Edition)
Bundled-Payment-Guide-cover The Bundled Payment Guide for Physicians
shared savings Distribution Based on Contribution: A Merit-Based Shared Savings Distribution Model

Specialty-Specific Toolkits

The Anesthesiologist’s ACO Toolkit
cardiology Accountable Care Guide for Cardiologists
Accountable Care Guide for Child Psychiatry
Dermatology Guide Accountable Care Guide for Dermatologists
Accountable Care Guide for Emergency Medicine Physicians
The Family Physician’s ACO Blueprint for Success
Accountable Care Guide for Gynecologists
hospice Accountable Care Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care
 Accountable Care Guide for Hospitalists
 Accountable Care Guide for Internal Medicine
Accountable Care Guide for Nephrologists
neurology guide Accountable Care Guide for Neurologists
obstetrics Accountable Care Guide for Obstetricians
oncology Accountable Care Guide for Oncologists
Accountable Care Guide for Ophthalmologists
Accountable Care Guide for Orthopaedists
Accountable Care Guide for Pediatric Care
Accountable Care Guide for Psychiatrists
A Guide for Optimizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Accountable Care
Pulmonologists NEW! Accountable Care Guide for Pulmonologists
Accountable Care Guide for Radiologists
NEW! Accountable Care Guide for Rheumatologists
Accountable Care Guide for Urologists

Recent Webinars on ACOs

Recent Articles on ACOs

Value-Driven Healthcare: Physician-Led Innovations in North Carolina

Video taken from the 2012 North Carolina Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC – October 27, 2012


Introduction by Grace Terrell, MD, FACP of Cornerstone Health Care
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Coastal Carolina Health Care – New Bern, NC
Stephen Nuckolls, CEO & David Oliver, MD, ACO President
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Key Physicians – Raleigh, NC
Conrad L. Flick MD and John Meier MD, MBA
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Pinehurst Surgical – Pinehurst, NC
Ward S. Oakley, Jr., MD
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Cornerstone Health Care – High Point, NC
Grace Terrell, MD, FACP – Executive Director
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Q & A Session with Panel