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Tug of War
PCPs and Hospitals Lobby for Purse Strings in Formation of ACOs

Physicians and hospitals are gearing up for a mad dash in the healthcare reform-mandated formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), with both sides scrambling to hold the purse strings.


LYNNE JETER

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PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Peter C. Wassmer, MD
Cardiologist, Tampa Bay Heart Institute, Northside Hospital

ST. PETERSBURG –When officials at Northside Hospital announced they were merging their Tampa Bay Heart Institute with The Heart & Vascular Institute of Florida South on Jan. 1, they called on a physician who has extensive knowledge of both operations to issue a statement to the media.
JEFF WEBB

Grand Rounds February