A 12-page Executive Summary offering summary highlights for 22 Accountable Care Organizations and ACO solutions companies regarding their successes during the most recent MSSP performance year.
Impact of ACO Affiliation on Antibiotic Prescribing for 5 Specialties: study
- internal medicine physicians: average decrease of 23.6 antibiotic prescriptions per year
- family and general practice physicians: average decrease of 22.1 antibiotic prescriptions per year
- nurse practitioners: average decrease of 7.1 antibiotic prescriptions per year
- general surgeons: average decrease of 9.6 antibiotic prescriptions per year
- orthopedic surgeons: average decrease of 8.1 antibiotic prescriptions per year
Source: Social Science and Medicine via ScienceDirect, abstract only, published online January 8, 2022 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953622000107