Physician practices in Accountable Care Organizations are more likely to collect and use physician performance information, yet base only a small proportion of compensation on performance data.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is critical to develop a better understanding of the strategies provider organizations use to improve the performance of frontline clinicians and whether ACO participation is associated with differential adoption of these tools.

Objectives

Characterize the strategies that physician practices use to improve clinician performance and determine their association with ACOs and other payment reforms.

Data sources

The National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and the National Survey of ACOs fielded 2017-2018 (response rates = 47 percent and 48 percent).

Study design

Descriptive analysis for practices participating and not participating in ACOs among 2190 physician practice respondents. Linear regressions to examine characteristics associated with coun

SUBMITTER: Rosenthal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6863236 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature