Fact Based List:

Brian Kern's 8 Ways That ACOs Can Increase Your Malpractice Risk

  1. More New Duties for Physicians
  2. Difficult New Standards of Care
  3. More Causes of Action
  4. More Stringent Informed Consent
  5. ACO Vicarious Liability
  6. Direct Liability
  7. Integration Challenges
  8. Insurance Challenges

Source: Medscape Business of Medicine: Your Malpractice Advisor
Source URL: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749258?src=mp