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. 2016 Mar;35(3):401-6.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1258.

US Physician Practices Spend More Than $15.4 Billion Annually To Report Quality Measures

Lawrence P Casalino  1 , David Gans  2 , Rachel Weber  3 , Meagan Cea  4 , Amber Tuchovsky  5 , Tara F Bishop  6 , Yesenia Miranda  7 , Brittany A Frankel  8 , Kristina B Ziehler  9 , Meghan M Wong  10 , Todd B Evenson  11
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US Physician Practices Spend More Than $15.4 Billion Annually To Report Quality Measures

Lawrence P Casalino et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Each year US physician practices in four common specialties spend, on average, 785 hours per physician and more than $15.4 billion dealing with the reporting of quality measures. While much is to be gained from quality measurement, the current system is unnecessarily costly, and greater effort is needed to standardize measures and make them easier to report.

Keywords: Cost of Health Care; Organization and Delivery of Care; Physician Payment; Physicians; Quality Of Care.

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