Comparative Reports on Physicians
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by medical groups and clinics, physician practices, and/or individual providers.
Report Title: Physician Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/physiciancompare/. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Individual health care professionals, group practices, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Developer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Developer type: Federal government
Location: United States
Synopsis: Physician Compare presents information on the quality of care provided by individual health care professionals, group practices, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) enrolled in Medicare. Performance scores are reported on the website for preventive care, care for chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and patient safety for some individual health care professionals, physician groups and practices, and ACOs. Patient experience scores are also reported for some physician groups and ACOs. Performance scores are displayed using stars—a graphical representation of performance on a measure—with five stars for the best performance and one star for the worst performance. Scores are also available in percent form.
Report Title: Healthcare Compass MA
Website: http://healthcarecompassma.org/. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Primary care practices
Developer: Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Developer Type: Non-profit community coalition
Location: Massachusetts
Synopsis: Healthcare Compass MA provides information on clinical quality and patient experience to help consumers in Massachusetts to compare primary care practices. Doctors’ offices that are included in this report must have at least three doctors and two measures with reliable clinical quality data, as well as patient survey responses that can be publicly reported. The clinical quality measures focus on whether the practices are providing appropriate preventive and chronic care services. Performance scores are reported on the website using symbols and numeric data.
Report Title: Minnesota HealthScores
Website: http://www.mnhealthscores.org/. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Medical groups
Developer: Minnesota Community Measurement
Developer Type: Non-profit community coalition
Location: Minnesota
Synopsis: MNHealthScores provides information on the quality and costs of care provided by medical clinics in Minnesota. The website reports on clinical quality, patient experience, and the general cost of care for more than 1,900 clinics and 500 medical groups. Clinical quality measures are reported for asthma care, cancer screening, diabetes care, mental health screening, and vascular care. The display of performance scores for each topic uses symbols for top, above average, average, and below average performance. Users can also view detailed numeric data, including the rate for each clinic or medical group and the statewide average rate for that measure.
Report Title: Community Checkup
Website: www.wacommunitycheckup.org. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Medical groups and clinics
Developer: Washington Health Alliance
Developer Type: Nonprofit health care collaborative
Location: Washington
Synopsis: Community Checkup reports on the quality of health care provided by medical groups and clinics across Washington State. The website provides scores on patient experience as well as several aspects of effective care, such as diabetes care, heart care, appropriate treatment for chronic conditions, medication management, preventive care, and avoiding unnecessary care. The results are based on care provided to both commercially insured patients and Medicaid patients. Performance scores are reported on the website using word icons. This site also includes information on the quality of care provided by hospitals in Washington.
Report Title: HealthPartners Cost and Quality Ratings
Website: https://www.healthpartners.com/public/cost-and-quality/index.html. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Primary and specialty care clinics
Developer: HealthPartners
Developer Type: Health plan
Location: Minnesota
Synopsis: HealthPartners reports on the quality and costs of care from primary and specialty care clinics in Minnesota. Quality assessments are based on clinical quality and patients’ experiences. The quality measures address care for chronic conditions, preventive services, care for acute conditions, use of health information technology, generic prescribing, access to care, provider communication, and patient ratings of care. Quality ratings are displayed on a scale of one to four stars, with four stars indicating the highest level of performance. The cost ratings take into account the total cost of care for treating a whole person or specific conditions (inclusive of lab tests, x-rays, etc.). The cost ratings are displayed on a scale of one to four dollar signs, with one dollar sign indicating more efficiency in diagnosing and treating conditions, lower fees for care, or both. HealthPartners also reports on the quality and cost of care at hospitals and specialty centers in Minnesota.
Report Title: Medical Group Report Card
Website: http://reportcard.opa.ca.gov/rc/medicalgroupcounty.aspx. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Medical groups
Developer: California Office of the Patient Advocate and California Healthcare Performance Information System
Developer Type: State agency
Location: California
Synopsis: The State of California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) in collaboration with the California Healthcare Performance Information System (CHPI) reports on the clinical performance of over 200 medical groups who provide care to commercial HMO health plan members in California. The report shows whether medical groups in California are meeting national standards for using effective treatments and providing recommended care. Medical groups are also rated based on patients’ experiences and total cost of care. Patients’ experiences are measured using the Patient Assessment Survey (PAS), which is administered by CHPI. Medical groups’ scores are displayed as star ratings, with four stars for excellent performance and one star for poor performance.
Report Title: Find A Doctor
Website: http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Individual physicians
Developer: University of Utah Health Care
Developer Type: Health system
Location: Utah
Synopsis: Find A Doctor reports patients’ assessments of the quality of health care provided by physicians at the University of Utah Health Care. The website has patients’ ratings of their physicians as well as patient comments. The patient rating score is an average of responses to survey questions about the care provided by the physician, using a scale of one (very poor) to five (very good). The scores are represented by one to five stars, with five stars being the best. The survey also collects patients’ comments. Physician satisfaction ratings are only available for physicians who have received a minimum of 30 returned surveys.
Report Title: Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (Angioplasty) in New York State
Website: http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/. Accessed July 15, 2022.
Subject: Cardiologists and hospitals
Developer: New York Department of Health
Developer Type: State agency
Location: New York
Synopsis: This report contains information on the readmission and mortality rates of patients who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in non-federal New York State (NYS) hospitals. Hospitals in NYS where PCI is performed provide information to the Department of Health for each patient undergoing those procedures. The report looks at the performance of cardiologists who performed 200 or more PCIs during the reporting period. Cardiologists who performed fewer than 200 PCIs but performed at least one PCI per year during the reporting period are grouped together in the hospital in which the procedure was performed. The website also has additional cardiovascular disease data and statistics.
