Survey: Physician Alignment Primary Obstacle to ACO Formation

AMN Healthcare on PRNewswire.

“Fifty-eight percent of 882 administrators and physicians responding to the survey indicated their facilities are either in the process of forming ACOs or are considering doing so, while 42% said their facilities will not form ACOs in the foreseeable future.

Of those who are moving toward ACOs, 42% said physician alignment is the most serious obstacle to their efforts, followed by lack of capital (38%), lack of integrated IT systems (31%), and lack of evidence-based treatment protocol data (25%). ”

Read more: PRNewswire

ACO Summit

Event: Washington, DC: 6/27- 6/28: Kathleen Sebelius Keynote Speaker at ACO Summit
Second National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit, June 27-28, 2011, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

Sessions include:

Transforming Medicare with Accountable Care
Core Competencies of Successful ACOs
Models for ACO Implementation
Creating High-Value Health Care:The Big Picture
Read more/register: ACOSummit.com