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Decision Support Medicare Shared Savings Program
Expand Service Areas and Recruit ACO Assigned Beneficiary Population
Physicians Wisely by County
It is no surprise ACOs and associat-
ed assigned beneficiaries are clustered in
geographies with high proportions of
Medicare eligible populations.
Location of ACOs by ZIP Code
Source: CMS
Linking several data sources and mapping
results will often provide better insights for sup-
porting management and marketing decisions.
Source: 2CY, Inc. data analytics
As the ACO concept matures, com- Example of Identifying and Locating
petition for the best locations and physi- High-Value Physician Targets
cian participants will increase. Data ana-
lytics can help mitigate this issue by help-
ing management choose:
• Locations with high proportions of
Original Medicare patients versus
those highly penetrated by Medicare
Advantage.
• Market areas with no or fewer ACOs.
• Physicians with the most Original Source: 2CY, Inc. data analytics
Medicare patients in a region.
• Physicians with high patient satisfac-
tion scores as part of a provider panel.
Federal and statewide databases are good sources of information for identifying high-value
ACO potential markets and physician targets.
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