Medicare Accountable Care Organizations of Diverse Structures Achieve Comparable Quality and Cost Performance

ConclusionsACOs of diverse structures perform comparably on core MSSP quality and spending measures. CMS should maintain its flexibility and continue to support participation of diverse ACOs. Future research to identify modifiable organizational factors that account for performance variation within ACO types may provide insight as to how best to improve ACO performance based on organizational structure and ownership.

Source: Health Services Research - February 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Leeann N. Comfort, Stephen M. Shortell, Hector P. Rodriguez, Carrie H. Colla Tags: Research Article Source Type: research