AMGA finds physician groups increase reliance on risk-based revenues; obstacles persist in move to value

Physician groups are moving, albeit slowly, to value-based payment, but there are still many obstacles standing in their way.

Physician groups derived a larger share of revenue from payment models that require them to take on risk in 2018 than in previous years, according to a survey of the AMGA of its members.

The AMGA’s fourth annual survey that gauges the progress of its members in their transition to value found that multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems increased their use of risk-based revenue in federal and commercial...