The JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was held in San Francisco from January 8th = 11th 2018.  in this interview Andre Berger MD, CEO of National ACO a best in class performing Next Generation Model ACO chats with Stephen Bernstein, Global Head of the Healthcare Practice at McDermott, WIll & Emery LLP. Follow on twitter via @McDermottLaw. More about Stephen: Stephen W. Bernstein specializes in e-health, “big data,” deployment of electronic health record systems and health-related matters affected by the internet and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as private equity investments, mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and joint ventures involving technology, hospitals and physicians. Stephen is the global head of McDermott's Health Practice. Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 our featured guest is June Simmons, President, Partners in Care Foundation, who's mission statement notes: 'Changing health care systems, changing communities, changing lives.' More about June (full bio here): 'Ms. Simmons is nationally recognized for her leadership in the administration of health care organizations. Since founding Partners in Care in 1997, June Simmons, MSW, has led the organization’s pioneering role in developing and scaling evidence-based care models, leading to innovative and effective interventions for the management of chronic conditions, the challenges of aging, and better coordinated care to improve health care outcomes. Throughout her distinguished career, she has been instrumental in envisioning, creating, funding, and operating, forward-looking health and social services research, and programs that meet the mutual needs of patient populations, providers, and health care delivery networks. These initiatives are designed to encourage implementation of cost-effective, patient-friendly integration of care across settings, from primary care and hospital to home and community.' Join us for an informative exchange!

December 12th on This Week in Accountable Care at 5PM PT/8PM ET our featured guest is Julian Malinak, President of Canvas Medical (follow @CanvasMedical).  Topics include: Evolution of ACO benchmarking methodologies including the major issues with benchmarkingCenter for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vision for how different ACO models (i.e., Next Generation ACOs, and various Medicare Shared Savings Program tracks) fit togetherDay-to-day life at CMS: how issues are prioritized, interaction with model participants, what type of feedback to CMS tends to be most effectiveRole of EMR and population health platforms for ACO success More About Julian: Canvas offers a completely different type of EMR for independent primary care practices focused on usability, clinical quality, and success in value-based payment models. Prior to Canvas, Julian was Technical Advisor for Financial Policy at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). At CMS, Julian led teams designing and implementing the financial methodologies for ACO models in the CMS Innovation Center while advising CMS leadership on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, MACRA, primary care medical home models, and more. Prior to CMS, Julian was a consultant in the healthcare practice at McKinsey & Company. He received his BA and MPH from Yale University. Join co-hosts Andre Berger, MD and Alex Foxman, MD!

October 31st on This Week in Accountable Care at 5PM PT/8PM ET our very special guest is Andy Slavitt. Andy Slavitt is the former Acting Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Obama administration who currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). More about Andy: Andy Slavitt is a senior advisor to BPC and is a member of its Future of Health Care Initiative. Slavitt has decades of private and public sector leadership in health care, business and technology. Over his career, Slavitt has led many significant and successful initiatives in health care impacting millions of Americans and the shape of the health care system. From 2015-2017, Slavitt served as the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Today, Slavitt remains dedicated to building a sustainable, high quality health care system that is available to all Americans and derives value from the private sector, health care providers, government and innovators. Throughout his career, Slavitt has demonstrated the power of bipartisan collaboration, particularly as he has overseen bipartisan efforts in payment reform, health information technology, competition and innovation.  Join co-hosts Andre Berger, MD and Alex Foxman, MD for an informative exchange!

October 24th on This Week in Accountable Care at 5PM PT/8PM ET our very special guest is Farzad Mostashri, MD. Dr. Mostashari (@Farzad_MD) is the founder and CEO of Aledade (follow on twitter via @AledadeACO), a company 'Offering a New Model of Primary Care'. More about Aledade: 'Founded in 2014, Aledade offers a new model of primary care that puts physicians back where they should be: quarterbacking their patients’ health care. Aledade has grown rapidly and currently partners with more than 200 practices with more than 240,000 patients across 15 states to help them deliver seamless, affordable, high-quality care.' Join co-hosts Andre Berger, MD and Alex Foxman, MD for an informative exchange!  

Tuesday, October 3rd our special guest on This Week in Accountable Care Leavitt Partners, Chief Research Officer David Muhlestein, PhD, JD joins Andre Berger, MD and Alex Foxman, MD for a 'pulse check' on the accountable care industry including key insights from a recent publication: Medicare Alternative Payment Models: Not Every Provider Has a Path Forward. More about David: David Muhlestein, PhD, JD, is Chief Research Officer based in Washington, DC.  He directs the study of accountable care organizations through the LP Center for Accountable Care Intelligence and leads the firm’s quantitative evaluation of health care markets. He is an expert in using policy analysis, predictive modeling, and applied analytics to understand the evolving health care landscape. David also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, is a Visiting Policy Fellow at the Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, and is a Visiting Fellow at the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative.  In these roles he conducts research to translate learnings of high-performing organizations for the benefit of the broader health care system. Join National ACO co-founders Drs. Andre Berger and Alex Foxman for an informative exploration!

Our guest of This Week in Accountable Care for Tuesday's, August 29th 2017 broadcast is Nicole Bradberry, the CEO of FLAACOs - the Florida Association of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). More about Nicole and FLAACOs: Nicole Bradberry is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs). FLAACOs is the premier professional organization for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) throughout Florida which provides education and collaboration in the fee for value healthcare space. Ms. Bradberry is also the Chief Executive Officer for Zinnia Healthcare, a healthcare consulting company focused on helping early and mid-stage companies develop business models and go-to-market strategies, specifically around the transition from fee-for-service to fee-for-value payment models. Ms. Bradberry leverages her strategic relationships and strong leadership, operations and technology background to develop innovative products and growth strategies for healthcare providers as they transition to value-based healthcare. Join Co-founder of National ACO, Dr. Alex Foxman and Gregg Masters, publisher of ACO Watch for an informative conversation with one of the ACO industry's leadng voices and best in class state association of ACOs.

Tuesday, June 20th 2017 at 5PM PT/8PM ET on This Week in Accountable Care, National ACO co-founder Dr. Andre Berger and Dr. Alex Forman, CEO and Chief Medical Officer respectively discuss the Next Generation ACO plans for population based payments and the need for risk hedging in the new payment environment. For an offering summary click here, for the investor FAQ here, and deck presentation, here. For direct links to participating Next Generation ACOs, click here. 

On This Week in Accountable Care our special special guest is the witty, insightful, internationally known author, consultant, and healthcare futurist and Ian Morrison. Ian specializes in long-term forecasting and planning with particular emphasis on the changing business environment inside the health care ecosysem. More about Ian: 'He combines research and consulting skills with an incisive Scottish wit to help public and private organizations plan their longer-term future. Ian has written, lectured, and consulted on a wide variety of forecasting, strategy, and health care topics for government, industry, and a variety of nonprofit organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Ian is the author of Leading Change in Health Care: Building a Viable System for Today and Tomorrow, and Healthcare in the New Millennium: Vision, Values and Leadership. His previous book: The Second Curve – Managing The Velocity of Change was a New York Times Business Bestseller and Businessweek Bestseller. Ian has co-authored several books and chapters, including Future Tense: The Business Realities of the Next Ten Years and Looking Ahead at American Health Care. He holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in urban studies from the University of British Columbia; an M.A. in geography from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a graduate degree in urban planning from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.' Last chat with Ian here and most his most recent article here. 

On the July 25th, 2017 broadcast our special guest is Don Crane, the CEO of CAPG: 'the leading association in the country representing physician organizations practicing capitated, coordinated care. Our membership currently comprises close to 300 multispecialty medical groups and independent practice associations (IPAs) across 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.' Join National ACO co-founders Drs. Andre Berger and Alex Foxman as they engage Don Crane in an informative conversation about the state of value based care, CAPG's role advancing successful provider risk assumption and the general state of the market duing an unsettled period of survival of the ACA and it's likely replacement in the event of a successfu repeal.For more information on CAPG click here and for more on Don Crane, here. A featured piece on CAPG will be posted toi ACO Watch shortly. For more information on National ACO, click here.

Wednesday, July 12th at 1:00PM PST/84M EST our special guest on This Week in Accountable Care is Hal Sadowy, PhD, President and CEO Premier Healthcare Advisors. Per bio: Dr. Sadowy is President of Premier Healthcare Advisors, Carmel, IN a specialized healthcare consultancy.  He has extensive leadership experience a CEO for a number of diverse healthcare enterprises—including physician organizations, Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health plans a major revenue cycle management company, a publicly-traded Disease Management Company and a full-service healthcare marketing company. For many years he served as the national IPA expert for Dorland. He was a hospital executive in Phoenix and California and frequent speaker for the AHA. He was an executive with IBM after working at Baxter International as head of implementation for their Disease Management Company— RMS. He also worked for Yale University as a member of the DRG workgroup and the Connecticut Medical Society as Field Director of Research.  Dr. Sadowy has two MS degrees, one in public administration & city planning and the other in research and statistics. He earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut with specialty expertise in healthcare management, health economics and health law. He is the author of over 200 papers published in professional and peer-reviewed journals. He is a frequent speaker at national conferences as well as a facilitator for Board Retreats. Join Drs. Andre Berger and Alex Foxman, co-founders National ACO for an exploration of the ACO industry.