On Thursday, March 5, members of the NC ACO Collaborative packed the auditorium of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Center for Leadership in Medicine in Raleigh for the first of its twice- yearly meeting. The gathering brings together ACOs, aspiring ACOs, ACO participants and other interested parties like the representatives from the State Health […]

Just before the new year dawned, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 89 new Medicare Shared Savings Plan (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) bringing the nationwide total of MSSP ACOs to 405. Of the new ACOs announced, seven have service areas in North Carolina. 1)      Cape Fear Valley ACO 2)      Carolina Medical […]

“The most significant challenge of becoming accountable is not forming an organization, it is forging one.” ~ Phillip I. Roning i I. Introduction Due to the unsustainable costs of health care, the movement toward accountable care with value based reimbursement is inevitable. There is a window of opportunity for the physician community to control its […]