Carrie H. Colla, PhD

March 17, 2021

Clinician-, patient-, and research-focused initiatives are needed to reduce the delivery of low-value care services that contribute to financial, clinical, and psychological harm for patients.

May 14, 2020

Since 2015, the majority of new accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been led by physician groups rather than hospital systems. This shift requires policies that address the characteristic strengths and weaknesses of physician-led ACOs.

July 17, 2018

Experience with risk-based contracting best predicts active engagement of accountable care organizations in reducing low-value medical services, mainly through physician education and encouraging shared decision making.

July 16, 2018

This article compares clinical and utilization profiles of Medicare patients who are attributed to provider groups with those of patients unattributed to any provider group in accountable care organization models.

March 17, 2018

Health insurance plan type may be an important lever for reducing low-value healthcare use among patients with commercial insurance.

January 17, 2018

Electronic health records data can accurately quantify overuse of clinical services and the risk factors that may trigger low-value testing and screening.

May 17, 2016

The authors surveyed physicians regarding “Choosing Wisely” and hypothesized drivers of overuse, finding high reported prevalence of hypothesized drivers of overuse and widespread support for cost-consciousness.

December 12, 2014

The authors find 51% of accountable care organizations have private payer contracts, which are more likely than public contracts to include downside risk and upfront payments.

August 21, 2014

The authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.

May 09, 2012

Payment reform may be used to better align appropriate financial incentives with better quality of care.