Physicians Believe ACOs Will Encourage Performance Reporting, Benchmarking

Most physicians believe that accountable care organizations will be successful in introducing performance reporting and benchmarking, according to Deloitte’s 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.

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The report includes responses from 613 physicians, of which 146 were primary care physicians, 142 were surgical specialists, 197 were non-surgical specialists and 128 were classified as “other.”

According to respondents, ACOs will help improve quality, particularly in the following areas:

•    Introduction of performance reporting and benchmarking — 37 percent
•    Better identification and closer management of high-risk patients — 28 percent
•    Improved population health — 21 percent

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Physicians Believe ACOs Will Encourage Performance Reporting, Benchmarking

 

Most physicians believe that accountable care organizations will be successful in introducing performance reporting and benchmarking, according to Deloitte’s 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.

 

The report includes responses from 613 physicians, of which 146 were primary care physicians, 142 were surgical specialists, 197 were non-surgical specialists and 128 were classified as “other.”

 

According to respondents, ACOs will help improve quality, particularly in the following areas:

 

  • Introduction of performance reporting and benchmarking — 37 percent
  • Better identification and closer management of high-risk patients — 28 percent
  • Improved population health — 21 percent

 

More Articles on Physicians:

Study Identifies Abundance of Ineffective Medical Procedures

http://beckersspine.com/spine/item/16797-study-identifies-abundance-of-ineffective-medical-procedures

How Surgeons Can Prevent “Doctor Bashing”

http://beckersspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-profits/item/16795-how-surgeons-can-prevent-doctor-bashing

Report: 43% of Physicians Order More Tests for New Patients

http://beckersspine.com/orthopedic-spine-industry-leaders/item/16773-report-43-of-physicians-order-more-tests-for-new-patients

 

 

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