ACO PowerProfiles leverage proprietary data drawn from the ACO-contract level to provide insight into the accountable-care strategies of organized customer groups, including integrated delivery networks and physician organizations as well as stakeholders such as employers and drug retailers. Each PowerProfile explores the degree to which an organization bears financial risk for clinical quality and patient outcomes, displays the characteristics of integrated healthcare delivery, and demonstrates commitment to overall population health. Key takeaways, implications for pharmaceutical companies and payers, and predictions round out each profile.
The evolution of value-based care has impacted Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations, from the addition of financial risk to the changes in quality measures. Performance in the MSSP quality measures may indicate how participants, such as hospitals and integrated delivery networks, perform in other quality initiatives. This report examines if correlation exists between performance in MSSP quality measures and cooresponding Hospital Compare quality measures and their implications.