Weighing the pros and cons of accountable care organizations

Happy Friday, everyone!

This week's news features an assessment of the potential positives and negatives of accountable care organizations. Other news stories in this issue include information about NYU's experiments with shortening graduate medical education, and the top health issues of 2013.

Don’t forget to register for our upcoming live webcast, Taking Peer Review from Punitive to Positive: Creating a Physician Performance Improvement Culture on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. MSPs, medical staff leaders, department chairs, and anyone involved in the peer review process will benefit from Dr. Robert Marder’s presentation. The live webcast will start at 1-2 p.m. (Eastern) and will conclude with a Q&A. You can read more in this week’s issue, or click here to register.