title: Physicians In Medicare ACOs Offer Mixed Views Of Model For Health Care Cost And Quality.
abstract: Physicians' willingness to change how care is delivered is a key component of the ability of accountable care organizations (ACOs) to transform patient care. Yet physicians participating in Medicare ACOs are only moderately convinced that ACOs are an effective model for delivering cost-effective care.
authors.affiliation: Claudia L. Schur (cschur@lmpolicyresearch.com) is senior research director at L&M Policy Research, LLC, in Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Claudia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Schur
authors.affiliation: Janet P. Sutton is principal research scientist at the Center for Health Research and Policy, Social & Scientific Systems, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors.forename: Janet P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Health Reform; Organization and Delivery of Care; Physicians; Primary Care