http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/ The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) provides the public, media and legislators resources and information regarding the 5 principles of Accountable Care. Sun, 09 Feb 2014 12:22:46 -0800 en-us http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/dr-robert-pearl-ceo-of-the-permanente-medical-group-and-chair-council-of-accountable-physician-practices-featured-on-conversations-on-health-care-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/dr-robert-pearl-ceo-of-the-permanente-medical-group-and-chair-council-of-accountable-physician-practices-featured-on-conversations-on-health-care-1 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800 Dr. Robert Pearl, Executive Director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) and Chair of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices is interviewed by hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter of the radio show Conversations on Health Care about healthcare delivery system reform and coordinated care.  In this interview, Dr. Pearl discusses KPMG’s use of pre-paid health care, system-wide electronic medical records and data mining to improve care and contain costs, and the role that the Council of Accountable Physician Practices is playing in helping to shape a new, more accountable American health care system. http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/make-physicians-full-partners-in-accountable-care-organizations-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/make-physicians-full-partners-in-accountable-care-organizations-1 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0800 The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is just one model of healthcare delivery that is striving for “accountable care,” which is health care that is designed to deliver quality care while containing healthcare costs.  There are many business arrangements between hospitals, doctors, and payers that are being formed across the country to attempt to deliver accountable care in ways that achieve those goals while also being profitable for healthcare providers.    http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/the-permanente-medical-group-receives-2013-amga-acclaim-award-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/the-permanente-medical-group-receives-2013-amga-acclaim-award-1 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0700 The Permanente Medical Group and the MidAtlantic Permanente Medical Group, two members of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), were honored by the American Medical Group Association today for their work in developing the medical management, coordination of care delivery, and systemic approach required to improve the patient experience. http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/new-healthcare-blog-by-capp-chair-dr-robert-pearl-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/new-healthcare-blog-by-capp-chair-dr-robert-pearl-1 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0700 With the goal of adding a strong and experienced physician voice to the public American dialogue on health care, the chair of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) and CEO of The Permanente Medical Groups, Dr. Robert Pearl has agreed to contribute weekly to a new Forbes.com healthcare blog.  http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/six-acos-now-accredited-by-national-committee-for-quality-assurance-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/six-acos-now-accredited-by-national-committee-for-quality-assurance-1 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Six health care organizations have now been accredited as ACOs through National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) accreditation process.  NCQA provides the country with an independent evaluation of an organization’s ability to coordinate and be accountable for high-quality, efficient and patient-centered care that is expected of accountable care organizations (ACOs).   http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/national-survey-results-on-accountable-healthcare-communications-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/national-survey-results-on-accountable-healthcare-communications-1 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Maricich Healthcare Communications teamed with the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) and the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) to conduct the first healthcare executive survey to study change management communications for accountable healthcare. Those survey results are now available to view at www.maricich.com/aco. http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/study-estimates-that-acos-are-now-serving-1-in-10-americans-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/study-estimates-that-acos-are-now-serving-1-in-10-americans-1 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 A new study titled "The ACO Surprise" conducted by Oliver Wyman, a healthcare management consulting firm, estimates that 25 to 31 million Americans are currently receiving healthcare services from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).  An ACO is defined in this study as providers participating in a Medicare Pioneer ACO project, Medicare Shared Savings program, a Medicaid coordinated care initiative, Physician Group Practice (PGP) Transition, or in a shared savings/risk arrangement with a commercial payer. http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/accountable-physician-groups-and-payment-reform-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/accountable-physician-groups-and-payment-reform-1 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 In the current accountable care movement, the theory is that payment for value will improve the quality of care Americans receive while containing costs.  To do that, various methods of paying for medical services are being tested to support changes in health care delivery and to supplant the current fee-for-service payment method that most believe is costly, inefficient and can be a perverse incentive for providers to provide more unnecessary services. http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/progress-in-the-us-lags-behind-european-nations-in-deaths-avoidable-through-health-care-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/progress-in-the-us-lags-behind-european-nations-in-deaths-avoidable-through-health-care-1 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Researchers Ellen Nolte and C. Martin McKee recently published their study comparing the amenable mortality rates (deaths that could have been prevented with health care) in the United states with three Western European Nations in Health Affairs.  They found that while all of the countries’ amenable mortality rates were declining, the overall rate of the U.S lagged behind the three European nations. The authors hypothesized that access to health care was a contributing factor. The difference between the three European countries and the United States is universal access to health care regardless of age.   The following is the abstract of their findings: http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/william-sage-md-jd-of-the-university-of-texas-at-austin-analyzes-jusctice-roberts-aca-decision-1 http://www.accountablecarechoices.org/news/william-sage-md-jd-of-the-university-of-texas-at-austin-analyzes-jusctice-roberts-aca-decision-1 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 William Sage, MD, JD, Vice Provost for Health Affairs, James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence at The University of Texas at Austin, has written an insightful commentary on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  In “Preserving The Republic: Chief Justice Roberts’ Affordable Care Act Opinion,”  published in the June 30, 2012, Health Affairs Blog, Dr. Sage applauds Justice Robert’s decision, analyzes his opinion, and reminds us that, to be effective, health reform and the ACA must address some fundamental issues: