NEVADA CITY, Calif., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The National Rural Accountable Care Consortium is hosting a webinar to explore rural healthcare strategy with a discussion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO's) and Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN's). Thefree webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 3 pm ET (12 noon PT). There is no charge to participate and pre-registration is not required. To join the webinar, log in via www.readytalk.com, 303.248.0285 , Participant Code 5004777.
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National Rural Accountable Care Consortium Chief Transformation Officer and webinar leader Lynn Barr says that this webinar will provide much needed insight on this important topic for rural providers, laying the foundation for future population health payments.
Barr explains, "Rural providers are being asked to join Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) at a record pace. However, many people are confused about whether they should join an ACO or a CIN. The reality is that most rural ACOs are CINs, which both provide a development platform to create a high value primary, tertiary and specialty network."
She adds that the webinar will help rural providers better understand the difference between the two, and offer recommendations on how to approach these relationships.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL RURAL ACCOUNTABLE CARE CONSORTIUM
The Consortium is an affiliation of rural providers who are moving toward new models of care delivery that implement coordinated, patient-centered care to improve the quality of life for their communities and reduce avoidable healthcare spending. It provides educational resources and learning networks for existing ACO's and future ACO applicants. Membership is open to all interested parties, at no cost or obligation. To learn more about the Consortium, visit http://www.NationalRuralACO.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Lynn Barr, MPH
Founder
National Rural Accountable Care Consortium
916.500.4777
Email
OR
Dianne Newton-Shaw
Placemaking Group on behalf of the Consortium
510.835.7900, ext. 206
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