About ACO Quality
The charts show quality measures reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The Shared Savings Program is a voluntary initiative that encourages groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers to come together as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their Medicare beneficiaries. Participating ACOs must report quality data to CMS after the close of every performance period and performance is measured using standard methods. See the Methodology page for more information.
Quality Measure Descriptions
Getting Timely Care, Appointments, and Information: The percentage of patients reporting they were usually or always able to get care, appointments, and information when it was needed.
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: The percentage of high-risk cardiovascular patients prescribed or on statin therapy during the measurement period.
Depression Remission at Twelve Months: The percentage of patients 12 and older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event.
Breast Cancer Screening: The percentage of women ages 50 to 74 who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer in the 27 months before the measurement period ended.
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%), WI: The percentage of patients ages 18 to 75 with diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c > 9.0% during the measurement period. Note that a lower rate is indicative of better quality.
Controlling High Blood Pressure, WI: The percentage of patients ages 18 to 85 with hypertension whose most recent blood pressure was adequately controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) during the measurement period.
Patients’ Rating of Provider: Average patient rating of provider on a scale of 0 to 10 expressed as a percentage.
Hospital-Wide 30-Day Readmission Rate: Risk-adjusted percentage of hospitalized ACO patients who were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Note that a lower performance rate is indicative of better quality.
Screening for Depression and Follow Up Plan: The percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened- for depression on or within 14 days before the screening. If positive, a follow-up plan developed.
Colorectal Cancer Screening: The percentage of adults ages 50 to 75 screened for colorectal cancer.
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