DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 3 (March)

Benchmark of the Week: Primary care vs. specialist E/M use, 2005-2009

Summary: These charts compare E/M utilization changes at the code level for primary care vs. specialists over a five-year time window, from 2005 to 2009. Have E/M services shifted from lower level to higher-level codes? Are the trends the same for primary care as for specialists? This Benchmark attempts to find out.

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