AAOE Benchmarking Toolkit: Coming Soon!

Tools to Maximize Value of Benchmarking Results

In the coming months, AAOE will be providing new tools to help you prepare for and complete the AAOE Benchmarking Survey, use Benchmarking Results in your practice throughout the year, and make data-driven decisions with your physicians to improve patient care and promote practice growth.

Look for the following tools to be released in August:

Justification Tool: Return on Investment for the AAOE Benchmarking Survey

Use this tool to demonstrate the value of participating in the annual AAOE Benchmarking Survey to your physicians and management team.

[Updated] Schedule for Completing the AAOE Benchmarking Survey

Whether you start in March or June, scheduling time each week to complete the survey will spread out the workload and allow you to complete it accurately and on time. Use this tool to identify which sections to complete first, which sections to complete when you have a few free minutes, and which sections will require a longer period of dedicated time.

Incorporating Benchmarking Data into Monthly Tracking and Reporting

The AAOE Benchmarking Results are available to you whenever you need data to inform decisions at your practice. You can increase the visibility of benchmarks in your day to day work by incorporating them into your monthly and/or quarterly reports.

Using Benchmark Data to Get a Raise, Lower Your Overhead, and Increase Physician Compensation

This tool compiles recommendations from orthopedic practice administrators on what benchmarking metrics and reports to use when you are negotiating your salary, addressing concerns about overhead, and responding to physicians about their compensation.

Survey Cheat Sheet: Top Things You Need to Know about Each Survey Section

Along with the AAOE Benchmarking Survey Guide, this tool provides the key things you need to know as you prepare to complete each section of the survey, including reports that you will need to run, other staff you might need to ask for assistance, and common questions you may encounter.

Additional Tools will be Available Soon, Including:

• AAOE Chart of Accounts
• Understanding the Benchmarking Survey Tiers: Data Collected and Reports Generated
• Most Frequently Asked Data Entry Questions
• Benchmarking Metrics to Pull to Inform the Most Common Orthopedic Practice Questions
• Basic Formulas Used in Benchmarking that You Can Use in Your Practice
• AAOE Benchmarking Executive Summary: Highlighting Top Trends and Insights
• What to Expect When Completing the AAOE Benchmarking Survey
• Benchmarking for the Small Practice

Interested in Learning More about the AAOE Benchmarking Program?

Click here to participate in the AAOE Benchmarking Survey

Click here to purchase the AAOE Benchmarking Results.

Contact info@aaoe.net or call 800.247.9699 for more information.