Often we are called on as consultants to help healthcare businesses re-brand their image to something more modern and up-to-date as part of a marketing strategy. This is especially important for concierge medicine physicians that want to totally revamp their practice with a new look, new color scheme, and other indicia that the new...
Maria Todd: Why I still have serious doubts about many ACOs’ viability
When I tendered my manuscript in Physician Integration and Alignment: IPAs, PHOs, MSOs, ACO and beyond (2012, CRC Productivity Press), I was very candid about my dubious impressions of the Pioneer ACO models. I was not far from accurate. CMS received pushback and contention with the 32 Pioneer ACOs in 2013. The Pioneers asked...
Healthcare Reform Predictions: What If They Are Wrong This Time?
The critical thinker in me wants to know if there’s a difference between healthcare leaders believing that ACOs are an effective model and proving that they are in reality. So much money is being spent by doctors and other organizers to build ACOs and other integrated health systems, implement expensive software, create new jobs...