Join us for a live webinar with three leading national experts offering key ACO intelligence and insights to help position your organization for 2012. Following CMS's guidance provided in the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule, Epstein Becker & Green's Chairman Doug Hastings offers a legal & regulatory update addressing this and as well as other key topics. Next, considering that sixty-five percent of employer respondents in a major survey that is presented in this event, have expressed interest in exploring the use of ACOs as an option for providing health care benefits to their workforce, Peter Boland, PhD of Polakoff Boland delves into research findings regarding employer-driven ACOs. Finally, Geisinger's  Dr. Sanjay Udoshi presents on using clinical analytics to power provider incentive models.

Position yourself and your organization for Accountable Care in 2011 and beyond with the Accountable Care Organization Web Summit, which also offers downloadable pre-recorded sessions with additional national ACO thought leaders on key topics. Attendees also receive a free three month subscription to Accountable Care News (new subscribers only).

Webinar Agenda: (Eastern Time)

• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm The ACO Legal and Regulatory Environment: The CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule and More - Douglas A. Hastings, Chair of the Board of Directors, Epstein Becker & Green
• 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Employer-Driven Accountable Care Organizations: Research Findings - Peter Boland, PhD. Managing Partner, Polakoff Boland
• 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ACO Provider Incentivization Powered by Clinical Analytics- Dr. Sanjay Udoshi
  Physician Lead - Clinical Analytics and Decision Support, Geisinger Health System

1. Understand the significant considerations, and status of the current legal and regulatory environment for ACOs, including changes and issues involved with the CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule.
2. Explore the research findings from a major recent study on employer driven accountable care, including survey findings from 670+ employer respondents representing 5 million+ employees regarding their awareness and perspectives on the delivery of employee health care through ACOs
3. Ascertain how physician performance evaluation can drive accountable care and best practices, the importance of utilizing analytics in OPPE and FPPE efforts, and the role that performance evaluation plays in ACOs
4. Consider key ACO developmental, governance and operational considerations from legal & regulatory, employer-customer, and provider performance analytics perspectives
5. Address additional key issues relating to accountable care from the perspectives of other leading national experts, discussing topics including Risk Adjustment and ACOs; The Role of Healthcare IT in Building ACO Capability; and The Accountable Care Informal Organization.
6. Experience e-learning at the attendees' convenience, with pre-recorded presentations, article library, and other online Summit features available 24/7.
7. Engage in interactive learning through live webinar providing online question submission, attendee surveys, feedback and opportunity for follow up questions, and networking with attendees, faculty and other professionals through dedicated LinkedIn group.