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METRICĀ® for Practice Groups

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Why METRIC for my practice group?


METRIC is an online educational activity that can improve patient outcomes and lets you see immediate practice improvement.


METRIC for Groups
MEASUREMENT
METRIC uses cohesive, relevant, national clinical measures to evaluate performance individually and as a group.

PERFORMANCE
METRIC displays performance comparisons nationally and helps identify opportunities for improvement both individually and as a group.

DATA
METRIC staff can provide custom data reports for your group, baseline and follow up.
METRIC staff can provide a standard tracking report for project leaders. This report includes all participants and a date stamp of each step completed to keep your quality improvement project on track.

IMPROVEMENT
METRIC recommends systematic change and provides the resources to get it done.

TIME
METRIC provides the linear structure to keep the project efficient.

INVOICING OPTION
AAFP can invoice your practice for the individual registration fees and any administration fees.

"Excellent experience with METRIC. Done as a collaborative with multiple groups in our health system with regular phone meeting support, which was very helpful. Team approach within the office was crucial."
--- Michael Jeremiah, MD

How do we get started?


Download and complete the METRIC group enrollment form below. AAFP will contact you to ensure we understand your needs and to initiate your group.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants will find value in participating with the physician group. Consider including them if you haven't already.
Note: If you are unable to download the Word file below, right click on the link and choose "save target as", and save file to your desktop.
FAQ for Practice Groups -- View answers to frequently asked questions about practice groups.

Understanding METRIC and Performance Improvement

View the 6-minute video below (About Flash). Download this video here.