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The Problem
The Solution: Coordinated Care
Why the Delivery System Matters
About the Coordinated Care Organization
What Makes Coordinated Health Care Better?


Our Vision For The Future of Health Care

On-Going Research Projects
Evidence: Making The Case
Employer and Community Partners with Physician Organizations


The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) seeks to foster the development and recognition of accountable physician practices as a model for transforming the American health care system.

Promoting greater awareness of health care quality and value by demonstrating that accountable physician practices can deliver effective, efficient health care is chief among CAPP’s goals.

CAPP and the following member groups believe that together we can make the health care delivery system better for everyone. And we are only just beginning to make our case.

Austin Regional Clinic, Texas

The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio


Billings Clinic, Montana

Dean Health System, Wisconsin

Duluth Clinic, Minnesota

The Everett Clinic, Washington

Fallon Clinic, Massachusetts

Geisinger Clinic, Pennsylvania

Group Health Permanente, Washington, Idaho

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Massachusetts

HealthCare Partners Medical Group, California

HealthPartners, Minnesota

Henry Ford Medical Group, Michigan

The Jackson Clinic, Tennessee

Intermountain Health Care, Utah

Lahey Clinic, Massachusetts

Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin

Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Florida, Minnesota

Mayo Health System, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Nemours, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania


Ochsner Clinic, Louisiana

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, California

The Permanente Federation, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C.

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, California

Scott and White, Texas

Virginia Mason Medical Center, Washington

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Washington

 
Background Info
Research Summaries
Publications
Executive Corner
   
 


Change the Microenvironment: Delivery System Reform Essential to Controlling Costs, by Francis J. Crosson, MD, April 27, 2009

In this commentary, Dr. Crosson, chairman of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices reminds policymakers that the most effective policy solutions proposed to change payment and/or structural delivery system reform will depend ultimately on their ability to positively affect the "microenvironment" of the actual physician practice.

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The Public and the Health Care Delivery System
This recent NPR/Kaiser/Harvard survey highlights the public's attitudes and experiences with the American health care delivery system. It sheds light on Americans' experiences with issues such as electronic medical records (EMR), coordination of care and comparative effectiveness. NPR is planning a series of news reports on these findings.

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© 2009 Council of Accountable Physician Practices. CAPP is a 501(c)(6) organization affiliated with AMGA’s 501(c)(3) foundation. Updated 06/15/2009.