HHS has announced 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations. The list of 32 organizations has just been released. The initial press release is here. Currently a news conference is ongoing at http://www.hhs.gov/live

CMS will hold a Hospital Value-Based Purchasing National Provider call on Tuesday, December 6th, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time. Register here. For updates and information also see Avatar's Google Plus page and this entry.

This event has been postponed to a time to be determined.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a Special Open Door Forum today from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET on the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.

The Federal register has announced the application details of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model program, for mature Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that have already begun coordinating care for patients.  Deadline to submit a nonbinding letter of intent is June 10th.  Application deadline is July 19th.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced learning sessions next month on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).

CMS has launched its Physician Compare website at http://www.medicare.gov/find-a-doctor