Proponents of the ACO model argue that this time it’s different, that the model is not about controlling physicians, it’s about clinical issues and getting physicians integrated with other providers, both in respect of macro issues (e.g., establishing protocols, determining best practices and the design of studies) and micro issues (e.g., the coordination of a particular patient’s care).
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This applies regardless of specialty or whether you are hospital-based or office-based. This applies whether you are in solo practice or with a group.
As much actual tension as there is between physician groups and ACOs, they share a common weakness.
A study found little correlation between nonprofit hospitals’ CEO pay, which averaged almost $600,000 per year, and performance.
A joke? Or can you do the equivalent right now?
Google’s driverless cars have logged over 100,000 miles without incident. I don’t know how many car drivers will want to give up the control, but I’d bet that large trucking companies are doing the calculations.
These are two entirely different goals and if a definitive answer doesn’t immediately pop out of your mouth you’re in trouble.
If a medical group cannot govern itself, if it is structured like a true democracy, one owner, one vote on everything, or if it has a bloated board, it will never be able to make decisions with the speed required for its continued success.
Is there a disconnect between the physician and the hospital?
A study found little correlation between nonprofit hospitals’ CEO pay, which averaged almost $600,000 per year, and performance.