9 Statistics on How ACOs Will Impact Independent Physicians

A survey from athenahealth details how independent physicians feel accountable care organizations will impact the quality of care, profitability and amount of effort it requires to get paid.

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The report includes responses from 1,200 physicians, 30 percent of whom are primary care physicians and 76 percent of whom are specialists.

 

How ACOs will impact quality
1. 28 percent say negatively
2. 23 percent say there will be no effect
3. 49 percent say positively

 

How ACOs will impact profitability
4. 54 percent say negatively
5. 23 percent say there will be no effect
6. 24 percent say positively

 

How ACOs will impact the effort it takes to get paid
7. 70 percent say negatively
8. 8 percent say it will have no effect
9. 21 percent say positively

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