Urologist Participation in Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the current role of urologists in Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the organizational characteristics of ACOs with participating urologists.

Materials and methods

Using 2012-2013 Medicare data and the National Provider Identifier Database, we classified each urologist in the U.S. and Puerto Rico as either an MSSP ACO participant or nonparticipating provider. We then examined the distribution of ACO-participating urologists across the U.S. and among the first 220 MSSP ACOs. We also compared the characteristics of ACOs with and without participating urologists.

Results

Among 11,084 identified urologists, 1118 (10%) were MSSP ACO participants. ACO-participating urologists practiced more frequently in

SUBMITTER: Hawken SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4818669 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature