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