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Chapter 4
Revenue of the Acronyms:
Co-management, IPA, and
PHO Integration Structure
Introduction
ose of us who are blessed (or cursed) to work on the administrative side of health-
care have become all too familiar with the trendiness of ideas and the plethora
of acronyms that represent them. Faced with complex multiword concepts, any
healthcare thinker or leader can turn that concept into an acronym. ese acro-
nyms serve a purpose as they make communication more efficient. is chapter
discusses these acronyms, old and new, as well as recycled ones that are coming
back into vogue.
Clinical Co-management: Share the Gain
In the ever-changing hea