The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices (

Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference

Slide presentation from the AHRQ 2011 conference.

The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices

Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference

On September 21, 2011, Herbert Wong made this presentation at the 2011 Annual Conference. Select to access the PowerPoint® presentation (1.1 MB). Plugin Software Help.

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The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices

Herbert S. Wong, Ph.D.

AHRQ Annual Conference: Leading Through Innovation & Collaboration
September 21, 2011

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Background

  • Lack of data on healthcare providers (e.g., physicians, physician assistants, nurses, etc.).
  • Information about physicians, physician organization, and physician behavior particularly urgent.
  • No regular comprehensive source of information on physician and their practices.
  • Needed to understand health care and policy changes.

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Highlights

  • Recent AHRQ solicitation:
    • Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Program Support Center RFTO No. AHR6557.
  • 24-month Project:
    • Technical Expert Panel.
    • Stakeholder Meeting.
  • Environment Scan.
  • Strategic Options.
  • Development and Testing of Early Prototype.

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Key Features Early Prototype

  • Usefulness as stand-alone product.
  • Ability to link to existing AHRQ Databases:
    • Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
    • Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP).
  • Capacity to answer priority questions in a timely way.
  • Opportunities for public dissemination.

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Very Rough Timeline

  • Sept. 30: Task Order awarded.
  • Oct./Nov.: Technical Expert Panel established.
  • Dec./Jan. 2012: Stakeholder meeting.
  • Jan./Feb. 2012: Environmental Scan—Interim Report.
  • Feb./Mar. 2012: Strategic Options—Interim Report.
  • May/June 2012: Early Prototype instrument developed.
  • April 2013: Early Prototype collection completed.
  • Sept. 2013: Final Report.

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Questions?

Current as of December 2011

Internet Citation:

The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices. Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference (Text Version). December 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/annualconf11/steiner_wong/wong.htm

Current as of March 2012
Internet Citation: The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices (: Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference. March 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/conference/2011/wong/index.html