3.4% Of Physician Compensation In Primary Care Practices In ACOs Is Based On Quality Measures

About 3.4% of compensation for physicians in primary care practices participating in an accountable care organization (ACOs) is based on performance on quality measures. For physicians at non-ACO primary care practices, about 0.8% of the compensation mix is performance based.

These findings were reported in “Salary and Quality Compensation for Physician Practices Participating in Accountable Care Organizations” by Andrew M. Ryan, Ph.D.; Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., MPH, MBA; Patricia P. Ramsay, MPH; and Lawrence P. Casalino, M.D., Ph.D. The authors assessed differences in the primary care physician compensation mix based on whether the . . .