DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 4 (April)

Reader survey: ACOs are interesting, but would add to a crowded plate

Your peers seem to find accountable care organizations (ACOs, see main story) an interesting concept and a possible source of new revenue – but they also see them as a major addition to a plate already crowded with health reform changes, electronic health records (EHRs), meaningful use and the switch to ICD-10. These results, taken from the most recent unscientific Part B News survey on the ACO proposed rule, show that many practices are following ACOs closely; 90% of respondents say they have read either a detailed analysis of the rule or a brief summary. NOTE: The survey is likely biased by respondents who tend to be more familiar with the rule.

 

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