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First national survey of ACOs finds that physicians are playing strong leadership and ownership roles.
- Source :
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Health affairs (Project Hope) [Health Aff (Millwood)] 2014 Jun; Vol. 33 (6), pp. 964-71. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The extent to which physicians lead, own, and govern accountable care organizations (ACOs) is unknown. However, physicians' involvement in ACOs will influence how clinicians and patients perceive the ACO model, how effective these organizations are at improving quality and costs, and how future ACOs will be organized. From October 2012 to May 2013 we fielded the National Survey of Accountable Care Organizations, the first such survey of public and private ACOs. We found that 51 percent of ACOs were physician-led, with another 33 percent jointly led by physicians and hospitals. In 78 percent of ACOs, physicians constituted a majority of the governing board, and physicians owned 40 percent of ACOs. The broad reach of physician leadership has important implications for the future evolution of ACOs. It seems likely that the challenge of fundamentally changing care delivery as the country moves away from fee-for-service payment will not be accomplished without strong, effective leadership from physicians.<br /> (Project HOPEāThe People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Forecasting
Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures organization & administration
Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures trends
Humans
Managed Care Programs organization & administration
Managed Care Programs trends
United States
Accountable Care Organizations organization & administration
Accountable Care Organizations trends
Health Care Surveys
Leadership
Ownership organization & administration
Ownership trends
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act organization & administration
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act trends
Physician's Role
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1544-5208
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health affairs (Project Hope)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24889945
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1463