Healthcare reform has undoubtedly created more integrated delivery and payment models based on a culture of quality-focused and cost-efficient clinical management. In one example, many healthcare systems have begun implementing clinical co-management arrangements (“CCMAs”) to accomplish the physician alignment and integration required to achieve these goals.

CCMAs help address the need for integrated quality of care by incorporating physician leadership into cost management and quality oversight and by utilizing pay-for-performance incentives to improve the quality of clinical performance. However, CCMAs that are not properly designed in the planning phase will fail to achieve desired outcomes for the health system, physicians, and patients. Below are five steps to help ensure the CCMA brings value to its stakeholders:

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