In this presentation:

- The Changing Healthcare Landscape

- Key Features of an ACO/CIN

- ACO Standards and Quality Metrics

- Examples of Quality Standards

- Impact on Board and Corporate Responsibility

- Corporate Responsibility in Health Care Quality

- Quality Enforcement Efforts

- Enhanced Exposure to Malpractice, Apparent Agency and Corporate Negligence Liability:

Market consolidation -

- Hospital/health system mergers

- Physician practice acquisitions

- Formation of multi-specialty groups

- Insurance company joint ventures

- Provider margins are under attack

- Reductions in Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement with and acquisition of providers

- Medicare/Medicaid managed care programs

- Higher costs

- Private payer reimbursement reductions