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Medicare Shared Savings Program: Responding to the Proposed Rule. May 13, 2011. Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform The Brookings Institution. The Medicare Shared Savings Proposed Rule. Proposed Rule is First Step – Much More to Come.
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Medicare Shared Savings Program: Responding to the Proposed Rule May 13, 2011 Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform The Brookings Institution
The Medicare Shared Savings Proposed Rule Proposed Rule is First Step – Much More to Come Refinement of Regulatory Approach Refinement of Implementation Strategy Proposed rule Comments—and current implementation activities—will be crucial to making recommendations to CMS and advancing ACOs.
Brookings-sponsored ACO learning resources Brookings and Dartmouth are leading over 120 organizations through the ACO implementation process with webinars, peer-learning workshops, newsletters, and online resources (www.ACOLearningNetwork.org) Secretary Sebelius and Jonathan Blum are keynoting the Brookings-Dartmouth sponsored 2nd National ACO Summit on June 27th & 28th focusing on ACO core competencies, advanced payment methods, performance measurement and more (www.ACOSummit.com) The ACO Toolkit is a comprehensive implementation guide with 6 in-depth sections written by over 20 experts on core ACO design features (http://www.acolearningnetwork.org/resources/aco-toolkit)
Five Key Areas for Consideration • Supporting ACOs by Maximizing the Benefits & Minimizing the Costs of Improving Care • Leveraging Existing Initiatives • Optimizing Assignment, Notification, and Data-Sharing to Support ACOs in Providing Patient-Centered Care • Building a Pathway to Improving Quality • Other Areas for Consideration & Recommendations