Here are 36 statistics on how various common ASC specialties feel about accountable care organizations. Data comes from Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012, available here.
Gastroenterologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 9 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 31 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 36 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 25 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 8 percent
General surgeons
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 3 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 6 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 32 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 34 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 24 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 11 percent
Ophthalmologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 37 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 30 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 27 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 6 percent
Orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 26 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 38 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 26 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 9 percent
Urologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 27 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 43 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 25 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 5 percent
Anesthesiologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 4 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 29 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 43 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 23 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 6 percent
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Gastroenterologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 9 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 31 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 36 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 25 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 8 percent
General surgeons
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 3 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 6 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 32 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 34 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 24 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 11 percent
Ophthalmologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 37 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 30 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 27 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 6 percent
Orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 26 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 38 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 26 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 9 percent
Urologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 5 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 27 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 43 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 25 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 5 percent
Anesthesiologists
Level of participation
Participating in an accountable care organization: 2 percent
Not in an ACO now but planning to be in the coming year: 4 percent
How will ACOs affect your income?
It is too soon to tell: 29 percent
They will cause a large decline in income: 43 percent
They will cause a slight decline in income: 23 percent
They will have little or no effect on income: 6 percent
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