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Overview of GIC Health Plan Programs: 2013-14
February 25, 2013
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Appealing Your 2012-2013 GIC Tier Designations: Contact Information
January 9, 2012
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Appealing Your GIC Tier Designation: What Physicians Can Do
January 6, 2012
Suggestions on how physicians can appeal their 2010-11 GIC tier designations.
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What Patients Should Know About Physician Tiering and the GIC's Clinical Performance Improvement Initiative
January 14, 2011
Information about physician tiering for patients
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Sample Patient Experience Survey Report (pdf)
December 17, 2010
Provider ADL Practice BRU Medical Group AHX November 2010 Adult Primary Care Physician Report prepared for MHQP 2009 Patient Experience Survey ReportMarch 2010 Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) is pleased to provide you with your 2009 Patient Experience Survey Report. The report presents...
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Is Physician Cost Profiling Ready for Prime Time?
July 19, 2010
RAND study concluding that "current methods of physician cost profiling are not ready for prime time.
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MMS Litigation Against the GIC Tiering Program
April 1, 2010
Overview and Background
An Update on the MMS Lawsuit Against the Group Insurance
Commission MMS News Release on the Litigation Text of the Complaint (.pdf, 35 pages) | May
2008 Decision and order on Defendants' Motion to
Dismiss (.pdf, 28 pages) | April 2009 More about tiering...
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Physician Cost Profiling Reliability and Risk of Misclassification
March 18, 2010
New England Journal of Medicine article by RAND researchers, which found that "the current methods of physician cost profiling are not ready for prime time.
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Summary of Health Plan Alignment with MMS Principles
January 15, 2008
See how the the various health plans align with MMS principles on tiering, pay for performance, and prior authorization for radiology services and antifungals.
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Interview Excerpts with HHS Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, M.D.
December 14, 2007
Excerpts of the transcript of Vital Signs interview with HHS Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, M.D.
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Five Insurers Now Agree to New York Physician Ranking Rules
November 21, 2007
The New York model expands on the principles for physician tiering programs that the Massachusetts Medical Society adopted earlier this month.
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Principles for Profiling Physician Performance (pdf)
August 17, 2000
THE HEALTH REPORT From the Publishers of The New England Journal of Medicine PRINCIPLES FOR PROFILING PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE Editor: William B. Stason, M.D., M.Sci. Authors: Bruce S. Auerbach, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. Karen Bell, M.D., M.M.S. Mark Bloomberg, M.D., M.B.A. Christopher M. Coley, M.D. Alan S....
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Principles for Physician Profiling (1998)
November 14, 1998
Principles passed by the MMS House of Delegates in Nov. 1998 regarding the measurement of physician performance.
