Assignment: Accountable Care Organizations and Physician JointVentures
Describe the leadership factors that affect organizational strategyamong clinical engagement and the health care system.
Outcomes
• Discuss potential structures for physician-hospital integration.
• Demonstrate the interparty relationships associated with healthcarejoint ventures and accountable care organizations.
Instructions
"Many healthcare leaders believe that physician-hospital alignment is one of thegreatest challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system. Hospitals and physicians arefaced with the task of finding innovative ways to collaborate while taking advantagetheir joint economic interests. Accountable care organizations (ACO), medicalfoundations, hospital-owned group practices, and joint venture initiatives are allpotential solutions" (Harrison, 2016, p. 183). Refer to Chapter9, "Accountable CareOrganizations and Physicians Joint Ventures" in your digital textbook andanswer thefollowing questions:
• Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources.
o 1 of those sources must come from the book!!
Text Book: Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare.
1) Define the concept of an "integrated physician model."
2) Explain the importance of clinical integration in the strategic planning process.
3) Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of and controversiessurrounding accountable care organizations and alternative approaches to thecurrent health system.
4) Choose one of the models for hospital-physicians integration and discussthe advantages and disadvantages for hospitals and physicians under thismodel. (Medical foundations, hospital-owned group practices, hospitalists,joint venture initiatives, equity-based joint ventures, etc.)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.