Medical Staff Briefing, January 2012
Medical Staff Briefing, January 1, 2012
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Physicians and healthcare organizations that were on the fence about participating in an accountable care organization (ACO) may want to take a second look. In October 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule on ACOs, which has fewer roadblocks to participation than the proposed rule that the agency issued in April 2011.
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