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Radiologist participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) is on the rise, a move that could signal an increase in specialty care available to patients.
From 2013 to 2018, not only did the number of radiologists participating in ACOs increase more than three-fold overall, but their participation also increased in small-to-medium sized groups, said a team of investigators from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in a study published May 19 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
“We believe that our work shows that [Medicare Shared Savings Program] ACOs are increasingly recruiting radiologists into their plans alongside other specialty care providers, potentially preparing themselves to better assume downside risk in the program while simultaneously improving care and clinical outcomes,” said the team led by Danny R. Hughes, Ph.D., professor and director of Georgia Tech’s Health Economics and Analytics Lab and affiliate senior research fellow with the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.