Benchmarking Methodology
- Overview
- What Benchmarking Is
- Benchmark Types
- Peer Group Levels
- Feature Specific Peer Groups
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Related Articles
Overview
Benchmarking in Jiro allows you to see how your clinical and operational metrics compare to similar physicians and practices. This reference document explains how peer groups are structured, what benchmark types are available, and how your data is protected.
What Benchmarking Is
For any given metric, Jiro identifies a peer group of similar clinicians and practices. The same metric is calculated for every clinician in that group over the same time frame, producing summary values across the cohort.
Your metric is displayed alongside your peer group's aggregated values, showing where your performance stands relative to similar physicians across your state and nationally. This context reveals patterns in your clinical and operational activity worth examining more closely.
Benchmark Types
|
Benchmark |
Type |
What It Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | Peer: Central Tendency | Average value across your peer group |
| Peer Median | Peer: Central Tendency | The midpoint value of your peer group |
| Percentile Rank | Peer: Distribution | Where you fall as a percentage of peers (for example, 85th percentile means above 85% of the group) |
| Top Band | Peer: Distribution | Top 15% of your peer group |
| Bottom Band | Peer: Distribution | Bottom 15% of your peer group |
| Practice Pattern | Peer: Behavioral | Comparisons of specific treatments, prescriptions, or procedures against peer norms |
| Temporal | Individual: Time | Your own historical performance over time |
| Target | Individual: Goal | Comparisons to explicit guideline thresholds or organizational goals |
Peer Group Levels
Your performance is benchmarked against multiple peer groups at different levels. All groups are organized within your self-selected specialty, providing context across local, regional, state, and national comparisons.
Levels of Peer Comparison
- National Peers: Your specialty nationwide
- State Peers: Your specialty within your state
- Region Peers: Your specialty within your county
- Facility Peers: Your specialty within your facility
- CBSA Peers: Your specialty within your Core-Based Statistical Area (used in financial mappings)
This multi-level structure allows you to identify whether strong or weak performance is local, regional, or national in scope.
Feature Specific Peer Groups
Different features will utilize different peer groups to give you accurate insights into your practice, using the following logic:
- Specialty: All peer groups are scoped to the specialty you select in your profile page
- Regional Waterfall: Features will scope your peer group to the most local level possible, depending on data availability. Sequences are described below.
Clinical Metrics: Peers groups formed at Facility -> State -> National level. Metric cards default to showing you peers at National level, with more local comparisons in the drill-down view. Spotlights may pull from any level.
Financial Metrics: Peer groups formed at CBSA -> County -> State -> National level. Referral Opportunities and Reimbursement comparisons compare you to the most local level possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do my peers see my individual data? No. Individual clinician data is not shared with other clinicians. Peer comparisons are built from aggregated, anonymized cohort data. No individual is identifiable.
What is the difference between peer benchmarks and individual benchmarks? Peer benchmarks compare your performance to a defined cohort. Individual benchmarks compare your current activity to your own historical performance or to defined clinical targets.
Can I see how my performance changes over time? Yes. Jiro surfaces both peer comparisons and temporal trends, allowing you to track how your metrics have shifted over previous months.
What peers am I compared to if I practice in multiple states? Clinical metrics allow you to filter to a specific facility or location to form comparisons. Financial data will default to the local level or state for which you have the most available claims.
What is CBSA? CBSA stands for Core-Based Statistical Area. It is an official U.S. geographic designation by the Office of Management and Budget that groups densely populated urban or rural counties based on economic and commuting ties. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses CBSA codes to adjust Medicare payments and hospital wage indices, meaning your baseline compensation often varies by the specific CBSA.
Important To Remember
- Benchmarking data is derived from real-world claims data associated with your NPI.
- Comparisons are updated periodically and reflect data patterns from preceding months.
- Specialty and Geographic waterfalls are the logic behind peer group building.