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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) aim to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs.
  • The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) incentivizes ACOs to achieve these goals.
  • Understanding factors influencing ACO quality performance is crucial for program success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between ACO characteristics (geographic, structural, service-provision) and their quality performance within the MSSP.
  • To identify specific attributes associated with higher quality outcomes in MSSP ACOs.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were performed.
  • Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other sources were utilized.
  • Quality performance of 322 (2014) and 385 (2015) MSSP ACOs was assessed.

Main Results:

  • Rural ACOs demonstrated quality scores comparable to those in other geographic areas after adjustments.
  • ACOs with hospital-system sponsorship, larger beneficiary populations, and higher post-hospitalization follow-up rates achieved superior quality performance.
  • No significant difference in average quality was found between rural and non-rural ACOs when controlling for structural and service factors.

Conclusions:

  • Geographic location (rural vs. non-rural) is not a significant differentiator of ACO quality performance in the MSSP.
  • Hospital-system sponsorship, beneficiary panel size, and post-hospitalization follow-up rates are positively associated with improved MSSP ACO quality.
  • These findings highlight actionable strategies for enhancing ACO quality performance.