PCPs Track An Average Of 57 Different Quality Measures Across Multiple Insurers Under Value-Based Contracts

Primary care physicians (PCPs) in one large integrated health system had to track an average of 57 different quality measures across multiple insurers with value-based contracts (VBC) in 2022. The PCPs participated in an average of seven-to-eight VBCs.

The number of measures per PCP ranged from 0 to 130. Medicare contracts imposed the most quality measures on physicians with an average of 13.42 measures compared to 10.07 for commercial insurers and 5.37 for Medicaid plans. The average number of quality measures in Medicare contracts increased from 13.14 in 2022 to 15.04 in . . .