This 40-page report assembles hundreds of metrics on ACO initiatives, as implemented by hospitals, health systems, health plans, physician groups and other organization types.

Breaking down findings by high-responding industry sectors, this report includes the following data points:

• Status of current and planned ACO initiatives;
• ACO participation by model type (including Medicare Shared Savings Program Pathway to Success, Next Generation ACO Model, Commercial Payer ACOs, ACO Investment Model, Comprehensive ESRD Care Model, Kidney Care Choices Model, Medicare Healthcare Quality Demonstration, Medicaid ACO and Accountable Health Community);
• Principal ACO administrators;
• Numbers of physicians participating in ACOs;
• Types of providers participating in ACOs;
• Populations covered by current ACOs;
• Number of lives covered by current ACOs;
• Time required for ACO development;
• ACO technology components, including the use of electronic health records, patient/member portals, data analytics, telehealth/remote monitoring, provider portals, interoperability, e-Prescribing, health information exchanges and quality reporting and measurement tools;
• ACO program components;
• Effective ACO tools, workflows and/or protocols;
• ACO reimbursement models;
• ACO recognitions/accreditations;
• Metrics to evaluate ACO success;
• Preferred ACO quality, efficiency and satisfaction measure sets;
• ROI from ACOs;
• Impact of ACO model on patient and provider satisfaction, care coordination, ER and hospital utilization, population health, healthcare spend and other key indicators;
• Early successes from ACOs;
• Greatest challenges associated with ACO creation;
• The complete January 2020 accountable care organization survey tool;
• and much more.