Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e29-e35, August 2010

Physician performance measures in dermatology

  • Rebekah L. Wilson, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1071.

Performance measures serve as a method of assessing and reporting on the quality of care that physicians are delivering to their patients. Although measures have been developed and integrated into other fields of medicine, a comprehensive set of measures specific to the specialty of dermatology is lacking. It is likely that quality measures will become an increasingly significant component of health care, thus it is important for dermatologists to actively participate in their development. There are multiple topics relevant to the various components of dermatology practice (medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology and dermatopathology) upon which measures can be based.

Key words: pay for performance, quality

 

 The Center for Dermatology Research is supported by an educational grant from Galderma Laboratories LP.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(10)00490-1

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2010.04.018

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e29-e35, August 2010