Benchmark of the Week: Ratio of new to established patient visits

Article Overview

This article reviews a specialty comparison of office-visit mix using Medicare Part B claims data and evaluation and management visit counts. It is intended for coding, billing, and practice management audiences who want to understand how specialty visit patterns are summarized and how such benchmarks can be interpreted at a high level. The discussion focuses on the data source, the comparison method, the specialties included, and general takeaways about benchmarking office-visit utilization.