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Accountable Care Organizations Are Increasingly Led by Physician Groups Rather Than Hospital Systems

Salt Lake City, May 14, 2020 –Today, the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) released an article entitled “Accountable Care Organizations Are Increasingly Led by Physician Groups Rather Than Hospital Systems.” This article outlines the shift in accountable care organization (ACO) market leadership as physician group organizations have begun to lead the majority of new ACOs.

Data on ACO provider types were obtained from the Leavitt Partners’ Torch Insight®, a SaaS health care data and analytics tool, to determine whether an ACO is physician, hospital, or jointly led. This determination is based on qualitative assessment of the broader organization.

“There are both more new physician-led ACOs and a greater market potential than for those led by hospital systems, suggesting physician-led ACOs will continue to grow in importance,” explained David Muhlestein, Ph.D., JD, chief strategy and chief research officer of Leavitt Partners. “Because hospitals and health systems sponsored many early ACOs, the policies, payment models, and care delivery models initially focused on building competencies for these groups. However, these policies and strategies may need to be reconsidered as the model moves forward to focus on ACOs led by physicians.” Key stakeholders must recognize that physician-led ACOs have unique needs and opportunities to address care for patients, which have direct policy implications as well.

The article can be viewed in the AJMC here.

About Leavitt Partners:

Leavitt Partners is a health care intelligence business. The firm helps clients successfully navigate the evolving role of value in health care by informing, advising, and convening industry leaders on value market analytics, alternative payment models, federal strategies, insurance market insights, and alliances. Through its family of businesses, the firm provides investment support, data and analytics, member-based alliances, and direct services to clients to support decision-making strategies in the value economy. For more information please visit www.LeavittPartners.com.

About Leavitt Partners Insight:

Leavitt Partners Insight provides Torch Insight®, a SaaS health care data and analytics tool developed and incubated at Leavitt Partners. The Torch Insight® platform is the culmination of years spent splicing siloed data sets together, during which our team invested thousands of hours cleaning and validating data in preparation for analysis, and integration with business intelligence platforms. We excel at blending population health data with quality, financial, and performance metrics from health care payers, providers, and partners. We use blended data to develop analytical models that reveal trends and relationships enabling our clients to make more intelligent decisions. We also offer our raw data and curated insights to clients. For more information, please visit https://torchinsight.com/.