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01-02-2022 | Care | Concise Research Report

ACO Awareness and Perceptions Among Specialists Versus Primary Care Physicians: a Survey of a Large Medicare Shared Savings Program

Authors: Adam A. Markovitz, PhD, Andrew M. Ryan, PhD, MA, Timothy A. Peterson, MD, MBA, Michael D. Rozier, PhD, John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP, John M. Hollingsworth, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2022

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Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have achieved only modest savings.^{1, 2} While ACO leaders and policymakers have focused on engaging primary care physicians (PCPs) to improve care coordination and reduce spending,³ less attention has been devoted to the medical and surgical specialists who provide expensive services that drive Medicare spending. Moreover, few surveys have explored awareness and perceptions of physicians participating in ACOs, including the views of specialists. Therefore, we compared ACO awareness and perceptions between PCPs and specialists. …

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Title: ACO Awareness and Perceptions Among Specialists Versus Primary Care Physicians: a Survey of a Large Medicare Shared Savings Program
Authors: Adam A. Markovitz, PhD
Andrew M. Ryan, PhD, MA
Timothy A. Peterson, MD, MBA
Michael D. Rozier, PhD
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
John M. Hollingsworth, MD, MS
Publication date: 01-02-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Care
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06556-w

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