Rx queued by an RN (% of all Rxs) | 40 (32 - 48) | 40 (32 - 48) | Beta |
Rx queued by an MA (% of all Rxs) | 18 (14 - 21) | 27 (22 - 32) | Beta |
Time spent prescribing, per prescriber | | | |
New prescription (s) | 47.16 (39.96 - 54.00) | 74.88 (63.72 - 86.40) | Normal |
Refill prescription (s) | 46.08 (39.24 - 52.92) | 60.12 (51.12 - 69.12) | Normal |
Prescribing costs | | | |
Number of providers (The Everett Clinic data) and compensation (Nanji et al., 2011) | | |
Primary care providers (PCPs) (n) | 129 (116 - 142) | 129 (116 - 142) | Normal |
Hourly salary ($), PCP | 81 (72 - 89) | 81 (72 - 89) | Normal |
Annual rate of increase in PCPs employed (%) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | Beta |
Mid-level providers (MLPs) (n) | 25 (23 - 28) | 25 (23 - 28) | Normal |
Hourly salary ($), MLP | 51 (46 - 56) | 51 (46 - 56) | Normal |
Annual rate of increase in MLPs employed (%) | 5 (3 - 7) | 5 (3 - 7) | Beta |
Specialty providers (n) | 226 (203 - 249) | 226 (203 - 249) | Normal |
Hourly salary ($), specialty providers | 106 (95 - 142) | 106 (95 - 142) | Normal |
Annual rate of increase in specialty providers employed (%) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | Beta |
Hourly salary ($), RN | 36 (32 - 40) | 36 (32 - 40) | Normal |
Hourly salary ($), MA | 17 (15 - 18) | 17 (15 - 18) | Normal |
Hourly salary ($), OA | 17 (16 - 20) | 17 (16 - 20) | Normal |
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES | | | |
Incentive-eligible prescribers (The Everett Clinic data) (%) | 0 | 72 | Normal |
HITECH Meaningful Use incentives, per prescriber ($) (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) | | |
Year 1, 2010 | NA | 0 | Normal |
Year 2, 2011 | NA | 18,000 | Normal |
Year 3, 2012 | NA | 12,000 | Normal |
Year 4, 2013 | NA | 8,000 | Normal |
Year 5, 2014|| | NA | 4,000 | Normal |
Pay-for-performance incentives | | | |
Office visits per year (thousands) (The Everett Clinic data) | 650 (625 - 675) | 650 (625 - 675) | Normal |
Annual rate of increase in visits (%) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | 1 (0.5 - 1.5) | Beta |
10-min visits (%) | 5 (4 - 6) | 5 (4 - 6) | Beta |
15-min visits (%) | 35 (30 - 40) | 35 (30 - 40) | Beta |
25-min visits (%) | 40 (35 - 45) | 40 (35 - 45) | Beta |
40-min visits (%) | 10 (8 - 12) | 10 (8 - 12) | Beta |
CMS reimbursement, per patient per visit ($) (CMS Centers for Medicare & Medcaid Services, 2018a) | | | |
10-min visit | 40 (36 - 44) | 40 (36 - 44) | Normal |
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