(AMN Healthcare, San Diego) -- Health care facility administrators and physicians report that the most serious obstacle they face in forming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is physician alignment, according to a new survey.

The survey, conducted by AMN Healthcare, the largest health care staffing and workforce solutions organization in the United States, asked hospital executives and physicians about their participation in ACOs, and whether or not ACOs will deliver significant cost and quality benefits.

According to AMN Healthcare president and CEO Susan Salka, the survey underscores what is the central issue regarding both ACO formation and the industry-wide effort to enhance quality of care and reduce costs.

"While capital and data are essential to forming ACOs, the success of this emerging model turns on people.

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