As part of a collaboration with business analytics provider, Gaidge, after each calendar quarter and full calendar year the AAO receives and shares with members key metrics compiled from a subset of Gaidge client practices. This subset includes:
● More than 300 single-doctor practices under $1 million in quarterly productivity; and
● More than 200 multiple-doctor practices with up to 10 locations.
The purpose of the collaboration is to aid members with assessment of practice health, short-term and long-term goal-setting and other key practice processes.
Q1 2022 Shows Growth in Production
● The first quarter of 2023 finished with traditional growth (in Net Production) over Q1 2022 at 2.7% and 3.6%, respectively in single-doctor and multi-doctor practices.
● Some of the growth may be attributed to contract fee increases of 2.9% in single-doctor practices and 2.3% in multi-doctor practices. Fee increases had been expected as practices attempted to offset inflationary pressures.
● New Patient Calls, Exams and Starts were all flat to showing slight growth over Q1 2022:
– Calls decreased by -2.4 in single-doctor practices and increased by 1.4% in multi-doctor practices;
– Exams increased 2.2% in single-doctor practices and 3.3% in multi-doctor practices – and compared with call volume, indicate success in securing exam appointments;
– Total Starts decreased by -.6% in single-doctor practices and increased by 1.3% in multi-doctor practices;
– Start outcomes include a decline in Aligner Starts for the fifth consecutive quarter, down -5.5% in single-doctor practices and -2.7% in multi-doctor practices. Declines on this metric were not as severe as those of recent quarters, however. For example, Q4 2022 Aligner Starts decreased by -8.9% in single-doctor practices and -12.9% in multi-doctor practices, as compared with Q4 2021.
● Conversion rates were down slightly in Q1 2023 vs. Q1 2022 (-.5% in single-doctor practices and -1.6% in multi-doctor practices). At approximately 70% in both practice categories, however, conversion continues to be stronger than historical levels.
View Additional Q1 2023 Metrics from Gaidge
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