ACO Summit Materials

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) hosted almost 100 physicians and consultants in Raleigh at an ACO Summit on Saturday, August 7, 2010. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are an emerging model for health care delivery for Medicare services under Health System Reform. ACOs link groups of providers together to coordinate and improve quality and efficiency in health care by fostering greater accountability in the delivery of care.

ACO Summit attendees heard presentations offering perspectives on ACOs from the Brookings Institute, Crescent PPO, Community Care of North Carolina, Poyner and Spruill, LLP, and Smith Anderson. Participants discussed how new business models can improve the delivery of health care and how physician participants can use existing successful programs as a foundation for ACOs. Below are presentations from the day.

1. 2010 ACO Summit Compilation of All Presentations (PDF)
   
   
2. Individual Presentations
   • ACOs: A Brookings Institute Perspective by L. Allen Dobson, Jr. MD (PDF)
   • Alternative Corporate Options for ACOs in NC by Poyner & Spruill LLP (PDF)
   • ACOs: Bringing Generalists and Specialists Together by Julian D. ("Bo") Bobbitt, Jr., J.D. (PDF)
     
   • Building on Existing Physician-Led Initiatives in NC by Lawrence Cutchin, MD (PDF)
     
   • The Crescent PPO Experience by D. John Godehn, Jr. MD (PDF)

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