title: US Physician Practices Spend More Than $15.4 Billion Annually To Report Quality Measures.
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.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence P. Casalino (lac2021@med.cornell.edu) is the Livingston Farrand Professor of Public Health and chief of the Division of Health Policy and Economics in the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City.
authors.forename: Lawrence P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Casalino
authors.affiliation: David Gans is a senior fellow at the Medical Group Management Association, in Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gans
authors.affiliation: Rachel Weber is a data analyst at the Medical Group Management Association.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Meagan Cea is a research coordinator in the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.
authors.forename: Meagan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cea
authors.affiliation: Amber Tuchovsky is a data analyst at the Medical Group Management Association.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuchovsky
authors.affiliation: Tara F. Bishop is an associate professor in the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.
authors.forename: Tara F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Yesenia Miranda is a research coordinator in the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.
authors.forename: Yesenia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Brittany A. Frankel is a medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College.
authors.forename: Brittany A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.affiliation: Kristina B. Ziehler is an assistant director at the Medical Group Management Association.
authors.forename: Kristina B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ziehler
authors.affiliation: Meghan M. Wong is an assistant director at the Medical Group Management Association.
authors.forename: Meghan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Todd B. Evenson is chief operating officer at the Medical Group Management Association.
authors.forename: Todd B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Evenson
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012107:Research Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Cost of Health Care; Organization and Delivery of Care; Physician Payment; Physicians; Quality Of Care