On the Wednesday, February 9th 2011 program at 11AM Pacific and 2PM Eastern, we are re-broadcasting portions of the February 1, 2011 Brookings Institution Event 'Achieving Better Care at Lower Costs through Accountable Care Organizations‘. The link reference for the entire program is: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0201_accountable_care.aspx / The faculty include: Mark McClellan, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, The Brookings Institution, Donald Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Elliott Fisher, Director, Center for Population Health, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, and Francis J. Crosson, Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Group, Inc., among other thought leaders. Additionally, we are blessed to also have access to a complete transcript of the conference via: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2011/0201_accountable_care/20110201_accountable_care.pdf / NOTE: ACO Watch: A Mid Week Review is not affiliated, nor a representative of The Brookings Insitution. For commentary on the event and the ACO industry, see: ACOWatch.com.