1. Thirty-two percent of general surgeons participate in accountable care organizations.
2. Three percent report being in a concierge practice.
3. Five percent report having a cash-only practice.
4. Nine percent say they aren’t currently in an ACO but plan to join one within the year.
5. Twenty-four percent say they’ll drop poorly paying insurers.
6. Twenty-seven percent say they need to keep all payers; 19 percent say it’s inappropriate to drop insurers because they pay poorly.
7. Seventeen percent of employed general surgeons added ancillary services within the past three years; 18 percent of self-employed general surgeons say the same.
8. Fourteen percent say they regularly discuss costs with patients; another 33 percent occasionally do. Six percent don’t discuss costs because they feel it’s inappropriate.
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