Developing ambulatory care physician performance measures

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 505 - 513
• Main Authors: Elston, Dirk Michael, MD, Sieck, Carol K., RN, MSN, Sullivan, Janet N., MD, Behal, Raj, MD, MPH, Kaleba, Erin O., MPH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-09-2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ambulatory Care - standards; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Competence - standards; Dermatology; Dermatology - education; Dermatology - standards; Guidelines as Topic; Health participants; Humans; Medical sciences; Melanoma - diagnosis; Melanoma - prevention & control; Physicians - standards; Process Assessment (Health Care); Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control; Societies, Medical; United States; United States; NCQA; NQF; AAD; American Medical Association; National Quality Forum; IOM; CMS; PCPI; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement; Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; American Academy of Dermatology; AQA; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; AMA; the former Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance; AHRQ; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Institute of Medicine; PQRI; Performance evaluation; Dermatology; Health staff; Development; Physician; Ambulatory; Performance; Care
• ISSN: 0190-9622; 1097-6787
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.04.028

Major US corporations and consumer groups are demanding more accountability for their health care expenditures. In response, the federal government, specialty boards, and state medical boards are evaluating ways to implement objective measures of quality. Many dermatologists already choose to participate in quality measurement and improvement activities. More will need to, as recertification and relicensure requirements change. Dermatologists need measures that are specialty-specific, as measures developed for primary care physicians are generally not appropriate for a dermatologic practice.