Advocate Physician Partners' commitment to helping improve the quality of health care includes sharing knowledge and experience we've gained along the way.  In support of that effort, a number of Advocate Physician Partners leaders have written, contributed to or been featured in articles included in top industry publications.  Click on the links below to view recent articles. 

• Physician-Hospital Integration: Market Trends, Health Reform Drive Closer Ties.  Published in Futurescan 2011: Healthcare Trends and Implications 2011-2016. 2011.
• Getting to There from Here: Evolving to ACOs Through Clinical Integration Programs; Including the Advocate Health Care Example as Presented by Lee B. Sacks, M.D.   Published by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc., http://www.kaufmanhall.com. 2011.
• A Health System Convinces Insurers to Play By Its Quality Rules.  Published in Hospitals & Health Networks.  August, 2011. 
• The Movement to Accountable Care.  Published by Scottsdale Institute in Inside Edge. 2011.
• Confessions of a Counter-Detailer.  Published in Drug Topics.  April, 2011.
• A Model for Integrating Independent Physicians into Accountable Care Organizations.  Published in Health Affairs. January, 2011.
• Addition of Generic Medication Vouchers to a Pharmacist Academic Detailing Program: Effects on the Generic Dispensing Ratio in a Physician-Hospital Organization.  Published in Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. July/August, 2010.
• Lee Sacks, MD: Enhancing Quality is Good for Business. Published in Healthcare Financial Management Association.  December, 2010
• Proven Methods to Achieve High Payment for Performance.  Published in The Journal of Medical Practice Management. July/August, 2007.  Posted with permission by The Journal of Medical Practice Management, Volume 23 Number 1, pages 5-11, Copyright 2007, Greenbranch Publishing, 800-933-3711, http://www.greenbranch.com/.