- Joined
- Jan 25, 2005
- Messages
- 606
- Reaction score
- 73
Our large health group developed a contract where a portion of salary is connected to quality metrics. This is something that can be measurable (think of A1c for diabetics) and repeated yearly or more frequently. Psychiatry also has metrics (for now its monitoring Li/renal fxn on Lithium patients and metabolic panel for atypicals). Charts get audited and to get the entire quality component of salary you need to have demonstrated that you completed these labs. Not a good contract but thats how it is.
I was wondering if anyone else has to follow such requirements. If so what measurable clinical items do you track in your clinics? Im looking for something that is easy to get done, and also get the administration to approve it (who by the way are not psychiatrists).
I was wondering if anyone else has to follow such requirements. If so what measurable clinical items do you track in your clinics? Im looking for something that is easy to get done, and also get the administration to approve it (who by the way are not psychiatrists).