Some of the information shows performance for clinics or groups and in other areas, the information is about particular doctors or other health professionals. Why?
Both measurement and reporting approaches are based on data about care provided by individual physicians and other health professionals. Publicly showing results only at the clinic or group level ensures that the results are based on enough data to be statistically valid, and encourages the group to work as a team to improve medical care provided at that clinic. In these situations, all of the physicians or other professionals in the group receive the same clinic or group-level score. Some Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plans publicly report scores for individual physicians because there is enough data to calculate statistically valid performance results. Both approaches provide important public and private feedback to the clinic or group overall and to individual physicians and other health professionals.
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