Table 4.
Reclassification of Physician-Level Ranking Based on Average Patient Experience with Standard and Expanded Adjustment for Patient-Level Factors
| Quartile of physician ranking | Expanded adjustment* | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top quartile | Middle quartiles | Bottom quartile | |||
| Standard adjustment* | Top quartile | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Middle quartile | 2 | 24 | 2 | 28 | |
| Bottom quartile | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| Total | 14 | 28 | 14 | 56 | |
*Standard adjustment includes covariates recommended for case-mix adjustment by the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program, while expanded adjustment includes additional patient-level covariates. Overall, 8 of 56 physicians were reclassified with expanded adjustment (14.3%, 95% CI: 7.0–25.2%)