Healthcare Innovation June 19, 2020
In the wake of recent developments, more ACOs will be physician-led going forward, predicts the Advisory Board’s Christopher Kerns—but the shift towards risk will inevitably move forward
Among the industry experts who spoke with Healthcare Innovation in participating in the development of this year’s Ten Transformative Trends cover story package in the May/June issue of the publication was Christopher Kerns, vice president for executive insights for Advisory Board, a Washington, D.C.-based research division of the Minneapolis-based Optum. Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland interviewed Kearns for the “ACOs on the Edge” Trend article, which focused on the complex landscape around the ongoing evolution of accountable care organizations.
As the “ACOs on the Edge” article noted, “There couldn’t possibly be a more fragile...