Factors That Distinguish High-Performing Accountable Care Organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify factors that promote the effective performance of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Data sources/study setting

Data come from a convenience sample of 16 Medicare Shared Savings ACOs that were organized around large physician groups. We use claims data from the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services and data from 60 interviews at three high-performing and three low-performing ACOs.

Study design

Explanatory sequential design, using qualitative data to account for patterns observed in quantitative assessment of ACO performance.

Data collection methods

A total of 16 ACOs were first rank-ordered on measures of cost and quality of care; we then selected three high and three low performers for site v

SUBMITTER: D'Aunno T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8454328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature