Who’s using new delivery and payment models

With little data available on the prevalence of new models of care delivery and payment, you may be wondering whether any of your peers actually are participating. Learn which practice types have adopted these new models and which are still contemplating the transition.

A new AMA report (log in) presents a national perspective on physician participation in medical homes and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACO), using data from the AMA’s 2014 Benchmark Survey. Based on information gathered from post-residency physicians who provided at least 20 hours of patient care per week, the report assessed the extent to which alternative payment models (APM) have taken hold across the country.

Here are four key takeaways from the report:

1.   Participation in medical homes and ACOs varies with practice type. In 2014, 23.7 percent of physicians were part of a medical home, while 28.6 percent were part of a Medicare ACO. Participation varied across practice type, specialty and practice ownership.

2.   Many physicians are unaware if they are part of a medical home or ACO. For both medical homes and ACOs, almost 25 percent of physicians did not know their practice’s participation status.

Not surprisingly, different levels of uncertainty among physicians corresponded with practice type. Physicians in solo practice expressed less uncertainty than those in single specialty practices, while physicians in multi-specialty practices expressed higher levels of uncerta...

Source: AMA Wire - January 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news