Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices’ Participation in Alternative Payment Models

Association of Organizational Factors and Physician Practices’ Participation in Alternative Payment Models

Published: Apr 02, 2020
Publisher: JAMA Network Open, vol. 3, no. 4

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Authors

Mariétou H. Ouayogodé

Taressa Fraze

Eugene C. Rich

Carrie H. Colla

Consolidation among physician practices and between hospitals and physician practices has accelerated in the past decade, resulting in higher prices in commercial markets. The resulting integration of health care across clinicians and participation in alternative payment models (APMs), which aim to improve quality while constraining spending, are cited as reasons for consolidation, but little is known about the association between integration and APM participation.

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