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PHOENIX-Most healthcare providers would agree that establishing an “ambulatory strategy” is a top priority as they strive to reduce costs, improve access to care and compete more effectively. Embarking on such endeavors has become quite important, perhaps instrumental, in the era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare.” Under the law, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is mandated to create a national network of Accountable Care Organizations in which doctors and hospitals share responsibility for the success of the care that patients receive.