Megan Lykke, MD, FAAFP, authored "Getting Quality Measurement Right: Exclusion Codes to Reach For" in the July/August 2024 edition of FPM, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Value-based care systems largely rely on quality metrics and benchmarks to measure physician performance and determine payment. Understanding how insurers or other entities calculate performance — including how they attribute your patients to quality metrics and what factors would exclude patients from certain metrics — is vital for your success within these payment models.
