Benchmarking

Today many medical groups feel overwhelmed by the need for comparative data. AMGA understands the challenges inherent in mining and reporting data critical to the successful operation of a medical group. By using AMGA’s comprehensive data resources, medical groups are able to benchmark their performance against other groups on both a national and regional level.

Programs

Anceta, LLC
A for-profit informatics and analytic company formed to transform comprehensive healthcare information into actionable knowledge and accountable, evidence-based practice. This data warehouse is the only national effort to collect and share critical information across non-affiliated medical group organizations. Anceta LLC is a subsidiary of AMGA, extending AMGA's tradition of collaborative quality improvement and best-practices sharing among AMGA member medical groups and other organized systems of care. Using Humedica's unique clinical analytics platform, Anceta facilitates data-driven shared learning among AMGA members to enhance value in population health. Anceta illuminates the relationships between care process, patient outcomes, and cost - all the elements of the value equation.
Patient Satisfaction Benchmarking Program is a low- cost standardized process for collecting patient satisfaction data that enables groups to compare results to other leading groups across the country.
Provider Satisfaction Benchmarking Program is a standardized process for collecting data on provider satisfaction that enables groups to compare results to medical groups throughout the country.
Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Benchmarking Program is a standardized process for collecting data on employee satisfaction and engagement that enables groups to compare results to medical groups through the country.
Coordinated Care Solution is a survey that captures patient feedback related to coordinated care and patient-provider engagement to drive improvement and maximize shared savings under Medicare and commercial insurance ACO arrangements.

Resources

Compensation and Financial Survey features the latest data on compensation for healthcare professionals and on medical group financial operations, along with analysis of compensation trends. Data provides national averages and is broken down for various comparisons, including by region and size.
Physician Retention Survey compiles benchmark physician retention data to illuminate the issues, strategies, and best practices that AMGA member groups share.
Advanced Practice Clinician Survey provides invaluable insight into Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) compensation levels, trends and practices. Data reflects compensation data for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other APCs by sub-specialty.
EHR Survey investigates the experience of physicians and mid-levels regarding the implementation and utilization of Electronic Health Record and Practice Management systems, with a particular focus on identifying the key success factors to capturing the benefits offered by these critical tools.
Emergency Department Call Coverage Survey highlights call coverage physician perspectives and data through a series of qualitative and quantitative questions related to call burden, payment rates, and specific strategies for reducing the call burden.
Capitation and Risk Contracting Survey addresses the most common strategies and resources medical groups use to manage risk contacts effectively and explores the experiences medical groups are having administering risk contacts with health plans.
Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Survey explores the medical group experience with P4P by assessing its prevalence, exploring design and structural elements, and sharing the attitudes of medical group leaders on the movement.
Transitioning to Accountable Care Survey provides data on healthcare organizations’ understanding of strategic communications to the success of accountable care initiatives and using communications resources to manage change.

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