Roughly half of U.S. physicians are aware of care delivery system pilot programs and demonstrations authorized under provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to survey results recently released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
The survey, completed by 501 physicians, represents a random sample of primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists. Deloitte obtained the sample from the American Medical Association’s master file of physicians.
Respondents said they were very/somewhat familiar with the following ACA program/demonstration types (percentages listed):
• Episode-based (bundled) payments - 57 percent
• Accountable care organizations (ACOs) - 55 percent
• Patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) - 53 percent
• Comparative effectiveness - 52 percent
• Value-based purchasing - 42 percent
However, results varied by type of physician.
PCPs indicated the highest level of awareness (70 percent) for PCMHs, followed by ACOs at 60 percent.
Surgical specialists said they were most familiar with bundled payments (58 percent) and ACOs (54 percent).
Non-surgical specialists reported highest awareness for bundled payments (58 percent) and comparative effectiveness (55 percent).
Results also differed when broken out by geography and time in practice. For example, 61 percent of surveyed physicians in the Northeast said they were familiar with PCMHs, compared to 41 percent of physicians in the West. And 51 percent of physicians aged 60 or older said they were familiar with value-based purchasing demonstrations, compared to 33 percent of physicians aged 25-39.
You can access the complete report here (PDF).
Frank Irving is editor of PhysBizTech, a multi-platform online publication covering business and technology issues for small and medium-sized practices. Click here to subscribe.