Use of NCDR Data in Physician Contracts- 2024 Quality Summit Presentation (Non-CE)-Use of NCDR Data in Physician Contracts

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In a session on utilizing NCDR data in physician contracts, Amy Lancey, Heart and Vascular Program Manager, detailed Common Spirit Health's approach. Lancey oversees cardiovascular programs and coordinates data abstraction across their Mountain Region. The process involves clinical work at the bedside, data abstraction from EMRs, validation by coordinators and physicians, and submission to registries. This informs various stakeholders, including CMS and private payers. The program uses performance metrics for physician compensation, choosing them collaboratively with physicians to improve lower-performing metrics.<br /><br />Dr. Charles Lambert, a cardiologist at ADVENT Health, discussed aligning physician contracts with quality metrics using models like co-management and the ACC's institutional performance program. The goal is to engage physicians and improve quality and value within health systems. Lambert emphasized adaptive contracting tailored to each site's needs, leveraging both financial and professional incentives to promote physician engagement.<br /><br />Both speakers highlighted the importance of tailored agreements and metrics selection, using data for ongoing performance improvement, and maintaining flexibility to adapt to physician and institutional needs. They addressed the challenges of recruitment, especially in less desirable locations, and managing metrics for locum physicians and in teaching facilities.

Keywords

NCDR data

physician contracts

Common Spirit Health

cardiovascular programs

performance metrics

co-management models

quality improvement

adaptive contracting

physician engagement