Physicians & ACOs: How Do Various Specialties Feel About the Approach of Accountable Care?

Rachel Fields -

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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