ACO Archives - Wisdom. Applied. https://blog.weisspc.com/category/aco/ Wisdom Applied - Decoding the Business of Healthcare — Mark Weiss’s Perspective Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183918279 The Combination to Joint Ventures – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-audio/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:13:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30314 I found an old lock in the garage. Now, what's the combination?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-audio/feed/ 0 30314 Lonely Hospital Seeks Longterm Relationship – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/lonely-hospital-seeks-longterm-relationship-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lonely-hospital-seeks-longterm-relationship-sim/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8978 Ride along with Mark as he talks about the hospital that can't keep an owner.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lonely-hospital-seeks-longterm-relationship-sim/feed/ 0 8978 Should You Amend How to Amend That Contract? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/amend-amend-contract-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/amend-amend-contract-sim/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:00:27 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8188 Ride along with Mark F. Weiss as he discusses the issue of how to amend a contract. In particular, he talks about the mistake of setting too high a barrier to amendment of a multi-party agreement, such as a medical group formation document.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/amend-amend-contract-sim/feed/ 0 8188 Accountable Care Organizations: A Reactionary Grasp Not a Revolution in Patient Care – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-reactionary-grasp-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-reactionary-grasp-video/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6538 Proponents of the ACO model argue that this time it’s different, that the model is not about controlling physicians, it’s about clinical issues and getting physicians integrated with other providers, both in respect of macro issues (e.g., establishing protocols, determining best practices and the design of studies) and micro issues (e.g., the coordination of a particular patient’s care).

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-reactionary-grasp-video/feed/ 0 6538 The Combination to Joint Ventures – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-video/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:00:42 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6219 When we talk about joint ventures in healthcare, we tend to think of illegality.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians-video/feed/ 0 6219 The Combination to Joint Ventures https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians/ https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:00:04 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5408 When we talk about joint ventures in healthcare, we tend to think of illegality, as in "suspect joint venture," the pejorative term crafted by the OIG.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/joint-venture-strategies-physicians/feed/ 0 5408 ACOs and Negotiation https://blog.weisspc.com/acos-and-negotiation-power/ https://blog.weisspc.com/acos-and-negotiation-power/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4353 If you believe you can, you’re right. If you believe you can’t, you’re right. It's up to you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/acos-and-negotiation-power/feed/ 0 4353 Does Your Medical Group Suffer From This Common Tragedy? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy-video/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:00:26 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4118 In economic and ecological terms, the "tragedy of the commons" describes a situation in which those participating in a shared or common benefit abuse the privilege.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy-video/feed/ 0 4118 Does Your Medical Group Suffer From This Common Tragedy? https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:00:23 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3760 Just as the traditional British commons suffered from overuse and under-care, so, too, does a medical group’s fate suffer from the failure of its members to devote the proper care to its longer-term future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/does-your-medical-group-suffer-from-this-common-tragedy/feed/ 0 3760 The Chicken, the Pig and the ACO – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-video/#respond Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3399 Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-video/feed/ 0 3399 Potentially Profitable Interplay Between Exclusive Contracts and ACOs https://blog.weisspc.com/exclusive-contracts-acos-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/exclusive-contracts-acos-medical-groups/#respond Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:22 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1549 There is a complex interplay between hospital-based group exclusive contracts and ACO-entity payment mechanisms. In addition to making certain that money flows into the group, as opposed to around it, obviously a protective move, there are significant planning opportunities in the play off between the managed care contracting provisions of exclusive contracts and the terms...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/exclusive-contracts-acos-medical-groups/feed/ 0 1549 The Chicken and the Pig and the ACO https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco/#respond Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:26:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1311 I recently heard it said that while it takes both a chicken and a pig to make a ham and egg breakfast, the chicken is merely involved while the pig is fully committed. How different is this from the relationship between hospital administrators on the one hand, and physicians on the other, in connection with...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco/feed/ 0 1311 The Chicken, the Pig and the ACO – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-audio/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1042 Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-chicken-and-the-pig-and-the-aco-audio/feed/ 0 1042 Accountable Care Organizations: Accountable to Whom – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-organizations-accountable-to-whom/ https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-organizations-accountable-to-whom/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:00:14 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=689 The talking heads of healthcare are at it again: A new acronym to save healthcare has arrived, the ACO, an “accountable care organization.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-organizations-accountable-to-whom/feed/ 0 689 Accountable Care Organizations: A Reactionary Grasp Not a Revolution in Patient Care https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-reactionary-grasp/ https://blog.weisspc.com/accountable-care-reactionary-grasp/#respond Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:46:19 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=419 Proponents of the ACO model argue that this time it's different, that the model is not about controlling physicians, it's about clinical issues and getting physicians integrated with other providers...

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