On the Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 broadcast at 11AM Pacific and 2PM Eastern, my special guest commentator is Jaan Sidorov, MD, a self-described 'blogvocateur', publisher of the Disease Management Care Blog, and former medical director of the Geisinger Health Plan. We'll review several of Dr. Sidorov’s recent blog posts on the ACO market, and focus specifically on attracting 'independent physician' participation into ACOs. Other than mature IDN's such as Mayo, Kaiser and Geisinger, et al, who have risen to the head of the class when discussing ACO potential, there is a second tier of ACO candidates that includes the likes of Advocate Health Partners (see: http://bit.ly/gvJSeY) and Monarch Healthcare. We'll consider their cultural standing, nature and strategies to appeal to the independent physician market, while also exploring the ability of physician leadership sourced from voluntary medical staff culture to add value to the ACO development conversation. Please join us for an ACO exploration with some commentary along the way!