Press Releases

January 31, 2013
Integrated Healthcare Association Selected to Participate in the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative as Model 4 Convener
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 – Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the health care organizations selected to participate in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative, an innovative new payment model...

September 20, 2012
Top Performing and Most Improved California Physician Organizations Honored by Integrated Healthcare Association
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) today announced California's top performing physician organizations. Out of nearly 200 physician organizations, the 47 top performers achieved the highest overall benchmark for quality in 2011...

November 1, 2011
IHA Examines ACO Principles and Practices to Move PPO from High-Volume to High-Value
OAKLAND, Calif. Nov 1, 2011 - According to a new white paper released by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have captured the interest of health plans and providers that are under pressure to moderate costs...

September 22, 2011
Top Performing and Most Improved California Physician Organizations Honored by Integrated Healthcare Association
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2011 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) today announced California's top performing physician organizations. Out of over 200 physician organizations, the 44 top performers achieved the highest overall quality in 2010...

September 16, 2011
Integrated Healthcare Association Launches Value Based Pay for Performance As It Marks 10 Years of P4P Leadership in Partnership with California Health Plans and Physician Organizations
OAKLAND, Calif., September 16, 2011 - Reflecting the importance of measuring and rewarding both quality and cost-efficiency, the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), now in its 10th year of physician organization measurement and reporting...

June 6, 2011
Integrated Healthcare Association Recommends Phasing In Accountable Care Organization Performance Measures Included in CMS Shared Savings Program
OAKLAND, Calif., June 6, 2011 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) is recommending that the number of proposed performance measures for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) be cut in half during the first year of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, created as part of national health reform...

February 14, 2011
Integrated Healthcare Association Awarded AHRQ Grant for Statewide Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration Project
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 14, 2011 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has been awarded a three year, $2.9 million grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to demonstrate bundled episode payments for physicians, hospitals and other providers and to evaluate their effectiveness...

January 25, 2011
Integrated Healthcare Association Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant to Design Performance Based Contracting Program for Physician Groups
OAKLAND, Calif., January 25, 2011 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has been awarded an 18 - month, $281,000 grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to facilitate development of a performance based contracting program...

October 25, 2010
Integrated Healthcare Association Studies California's Accountable Care Organization Experience - Identifies Valuable Lessons for State and National Health Reform Leaders 
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 25, 2010 - California's unique 30-year experience with physician organizations that coordinate care for defined patient populations offers valuable lessons - both positive and negative - for health care leaders who are now creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)...

October 11, 2010
Integrated Healthcare Association and California Association of Physician Groups Gather National Leaders to Build Accountable Care Organization Understanding and Momentum
LOS ANGELES & OAKLAND, Calif., October 11, 2010 - The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) and the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) are sponsoring a national educational effort to help health care leaders understand and implement Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)...

September 22, 2010
Top Performing and Most Improved California Physician Organizations Honored by Integrated Healthcare Association
OAKLAND, Calif., September 22, 2010 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) today announced California's top performing physician organizations. Among 221 physician groups, the 45 top performers achieved the highest overall quality...

August 24, 2010
Media Advisory: U.S. Healthcare Experts to Convene at National Conference in California to Deliberate Implementation of Accountable Care Organizations
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Leading healthcare experts from across the country will meet in Los Angeles, October 25 to 27, 2010, during the National Accountable Care Organization Congress...    

May 26, 2010
Integrated Healthcare Association Supports Innovative Health Care Reform Pilot
OAKLAND, Calif., May 26, 2010 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) announced today its endorsement of an innovative pilot aimed to increase health care quality and lowercosts. The Accountable Care...

April 26, 2010
Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) Launches Episode of Care Payment Project
OAKLAND, Calif. , April 26, 2010 - The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) has launched a pilot project to test whether episode of care payments (bundled payments) for specific medical procedures...

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