Host Robert Shaw talks with Dr. Roger D. Israel, Chief Medical Officer for WakeMed Key Community Care (WKCC), an accountable care organization (ACO) formed by WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Key Physicians. Dr. Israel shares how WKCC engages with its independent physicians, high-value specialists and payers to deliver coordinated, highest quality care at a lower cost to more than 200,000 patients across the Triangle. 

They discuss how WKCC leverages data analytics, referral management tools and dedicated care managers to reduce hospital visits, improve patient outcomes and support providers. Dr. Israel offers his vision for the future where ACOs become the standard model for delivering care to all patients in North Carolina.

Host - Robert Shaw, Partner, Smith Anderson
Guest – Dr. Roger D. Israel, MD, Chief Medical Officer, WakeMed Key Community Care (WKCC)

Smith Anderson is a full-service business and litigation law firm serving regional, national and global companies. Our team of experienced health care lawyers are committed to guiding medical professionals, hospitals, health care facilities and industry organizations through the attendant changes and evolving regulatory environment. We advise on health care policy, legislative advocacy, executive strategy, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, litigation and the complex business requirements of organized medicine. We have been integrally involved in launching innovative health care delivery initiatives such as clinically integrated networks, joint ventures between health systems and practitioners, Community Care of North Carolina and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) nationwide.

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