• ACO Partnerships and Contracts
• Feasibility steps
• Governance
• Market definitions
• Starting discussions with physicians and hospitals
• Startup Cost Concerns
• Antitrust
• Credentialing
• Estimating Bonus and Administrative Costs
• Developing RFP for Outsourcing Select Services
• Reimbursement
• Sharing of bundled payments
• Unbundling and payment
• Administrative and Management Issues
• Clinical Integration Issues
• Quality metrics
• Efficiency
• Effectiveness
• Case Study and Example Physician Group
• Case Study and Example Physician Network

As a result of participating in this workshop, attendees will learn:

1. How to ask the right questions to look at a readiness assessment
2. Summary of do’s and don’ts in preparing your application
3. Resources and tools to use in planning the ACO feasibility steps
4. Basic change management techniques to help physician and hospitals to get along