Assessing Adoption of Effective Health Information Technology
A comprehensive study by the MGMA Center for Research and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health has captured the current state of adoption of electronic health records (EHR) by U.S. medical group practices... read more.
More than 3,300 medical group practices participated in the Assessing Adoption of Health Information Technology project, which was funded by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study reports current rates of EHR adoption, which EHR features are more frequently used, barriers to adopting an EHR and how users rated the benefits of having adopted an EHR. Read the Health Affairs article View key findings from the study View the study questionnaire
More than 3,300 medical group practices participated in the Assessing Adoption of Health Information Technology project, which was funded by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The study reports current rates of EHR adoption, which EHR features are more frequently used, barriers to adopting an EHR and how users rated the benefits of having adopted an EHR.
EMR research
The MGMA Center for Research collaborated with Pfizer Health Solutions Inc to explore market penetration and attitudes towards the use of EMR technologies in ambulatory care settings... read more.
Below, you can see a sample of the study results by group size. Each link represents a list of enablers and barriers to EMR system implementation, listed in order of their importance. Select the link appropriate to your group size. Less than 10 full-time equivalent (FTE) physicians 10 – 49 FTE physicians 50-plus FTE physicians
Below, you can see a sample of the study results by group size.
Each link represents a list of enablers and barriers to EMR system implementation, listed in order of their importance. Select the link appropriate to your group size.
Physician compensation and risk-bearing arrangement in medical groups: impacts on productivity
In collaboration with the University of Washington (UW), the Research Center was awarded a $105,700 subcontract from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation... read more.
The project "Physician Compensation and Risk-Bearing Arrangement in Medical Groups: Impacts on Productivity (Phase 2)" focuses on the effects of compensation incentives on physicians' productivity, distinguishing between PCPs and specialist. In addition, the new research contains data that describes the interaction between economic incentives tied to physicians' productivity and individual physician behavior. Phase 2 builds on findings of the ongoing phase 1 project at UW, "The Effects of Physician Compensation Method on the Utilization and Costs of Health Services in Managed Care Organizations." The significant shift in the market towards managed care that has occurred, since the last study on this subject was conducted in 1978, promises to make the findings of this project original and highly applicable to current medical treatment environments. This study builds on MGMA's continuing benchmarking efforts. Results of this research can be found in HSR: Health Services Research 37:4 (Aug. 2002), p. 885.
The project "Physician Compensation and Risk-Bearing Arrangement in Medical Groups: Impacts on Productivity (Phase 2)" focuses on the effects of compensation incentives on physicians' productivity, distinguishing between PCPs and specialist.
In addition, the new research contains data that describes the interaction between economic incentives tied to physicians' productivity and individual physician behavior.
Phase 2 builds on findings of the ongoing phase 1 project at UW, "The Effects of Physician Compensation Method on the Utilization and Costs of Health Services in Managed Care Organizations."
The significant shift in the market towards managed care that has occurred, since the last study on this subject was conducted in 1978, promises to make the findings of this project original and highly applicable to current medical treatment environments. This study builds on MGMA's continuing benchmarking efforts.
Results of this research can be found in HSR: Health Services Research 37:4 (Aug. 2002), p. 885.
Physician Services Practice Analysis (PSPA)
Physician Services Practice Analysis (PSPA) is a comprehensive, responsive software designed by and for practices that understand the need to analyze their performance with other practices, as well as to project future performance... read more.
PSPA uses key practice management variables and the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) to analyze activity, cost accounting and payer analysis. PSPA benefits health care professionals--administrators, financial analysts and managed care specialists--in a variety of health care settings by enabling them to: Measure physician production and track practice patterns using relative value units. Negotiate capitation rates based on resource use. Identify over- and under-utilization of ancillary services. Develop productivity-based income distribution and bonus plans. Calculate fee schedules for any payer. Track cost per relative values to a procedure code level. Analyze reimbursement from Medicare and other third party payer contracts. Graph results of analyses. Extract data to spreadsheets for further manipulation and analyses. Hardware and software minimum requirements IBM-compatible PC, 486 or higher SVGA monitor (minimum 256+ color) Microsoft® Windows 3.1™ or higher 16 MB RAM 30 MB available disk space Printer Color VGA monitor Data and data format for optimum performance Data and data format for optimum performance Data requirements Buy PSPA License and warranty Download V6.60 2001 RBRVS Update For PSPA users with current maintenance and support agreements.Please contact PSPA User Support prior to downloading this package. V6.60 Manual The updated and improved user manual, created using Microsoft Word97. This manual will be shipping with the new, improved Y2K-compliant PSPA V6.60.Please contact PSPA User Support to obtain a decryption key which is required to view the manual. Support Contact PSPA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Comparison reports Produced semi-annually from the PSPA Comparison Service database, these reports present key productivity indicators and may be used for profiling, productivity comparisons, and practice pattern analysis. These reports are free to PSPA licensees who contribute data for the comparison reports.
PSPA uses key practice management variables and the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) to analyze activity, cost accounting and payer analysis. PSPA benefits health care professionals--administrators, financial analysts and managed care specialists--in a variety of health care settings by enabling them to:
Hardware and software minimum requirements
Data and data format for optimum performance
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For PSPA users with current maintenance and support agreements.Please contact PSPA User Support prior to downloading this package.
V6.60 Manual
The updated and improved user manual, created using Microsoft Word97. This manual will be shipping with the new, improved Y2K-compliant PSPA V6.60.Please contact PSPA User Support to obtain a decryption key which is required to view the manual.
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Comparison reports
Produced semi-annually from the PSPA Comparison Service database, these reports present key productivity indicators and may be used for profiling, productivity comparisons, and practice pattern analysis. These reports are free to PSPA licensees who contribute data for the comparison reports.
Group Practice Research Network (GPRN)
The Group Practice Research Network (GPRN) is a collaboration of leading medical group practices across the United States interested in the development and implementation of research and practice improvement initiatives... read more.
Funded by a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), GPRN was established by the MGMA Center for Research. GPRN comprises a large, nationally representative network of medical group practices that will advance the health care industry by participating in cutting-edge research. Benefits of joining the network Advance knowledge of research results and access to information that may not be available to general public Feedback to all GPRN members of research and project results Opportunities to propose topics for periodic network research and for projects to be conducted through the network Opportunities for individuals to participate as co-investigators in research projects Quarterly newsletters with information on upcoming research and findings from current research An interactive e-mail forum exclusively for GPRN members to exchange information Recent initiatives Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Impact of Administrative Complexity in Group Practices Medicare Participation in Medical Practices Analyzing the Cost of Administrative Complexity in Group Practice Contact information Phone (toll-free) 877.275.6462 E-mail: Terry Hammons, ext. 862Dave Gans, ext. 270
Funded by a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), GPRN was established by the MGMA Center for Research. GPRN comprises a large, nationally representative network of medical group practices that will advance the health care industry by participating in cutting-edge research.
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