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Assignment: Accountable Care Organizations and Physician JointVentures

Describe the leadership factors that affect organizational strategyamong clinical engagement and the health care system.

Unit 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.

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.)