Figures reflect responses from 62 AMGA members in July 2012. Seventy-seven percent of respondents were comprised of multispecialty medical groups or integrated delivery systems, whereas less than 10 percent of respondents were physician-hospital organizations, independent physician associations, academic medical centers or single-specialty practices.
Are you considering undertaking any one of the following accountable care business ventures?
• Partnering with a commercial insurer and/or hospital for a medical home or accountable care project — 44 percent
• Enhancing primary care services to become a medical home — 39 percent
• Partnering in other care coordination programs or with care coordination partners — 38 percent
• Merging with or acquiring other medical groups, IPAs or hospitals — 31 percent
• Partnering with a hospital on an initiative to reduce avoidable readmissions — 31 percent
• Medicare’s Shared Savings ACO Program — 28 percent
• Advance payment ACO model — 8 percent
• My organization is not participating in or considering an accountable care business venture at this time — 5 percent
• Medicare’s Pioneer ACO Program — 0 percent
• Don’t know / None of these listed — 10 percent
• Other — 5 percent
Is your organization participating in one of the following accountable care business ventures?
• Enhancing primary care services to become a medical home — 52 percent
• Partnering with a commercial insurer and/or hospital for a medical home or accountable care project — 50 percent
• Partnering with a hospital on an initiative to reduce avoidable readmissions — 36 percent
• Merging with or acquiring other medical groups, IPAs or hospitals — 34 percent
• Partnering in other care coordination programs or with care coordination partners — 32 percent
• Medicare’s Shared Savings ACO Program — 27 percent
• Medicare’s Pioneer ACO Program — 10 percent
• Advance Payment ACO model — 2 percent
• Don’t know / None of these listed — 10 percent
• Other — 5 percent
Fifty-nine percent of respondents indicated they would partner with another organization to participate in or consider an accountable care business venture. What type of organization are respondents’ organizations partnering with?
• Health plan — 36 percent
• Hospital — 22 percent
• Medical group — 9 percent
• Other provider organization — 13 percent
• State or local government — 2 percent
• Management services organization — 0 percent
• Don’t know — 18 percent
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