Measures that matter

Measures That Matter To Primary Care

Primary care physicians are over-measured and measured in ways that don’t align to our profession. We’re working to change that.

Adopt Our Measures

If you want to adopt our measures contact PRIME Registry at: primeteam@primeregistry.org or visit primeregistry.org to enroll.

Pilot a Measure

To pilot the measure in your health system contact MeasuresThatMatter@theabfm.org.

The “Measures That Matter To Primary Care” is a suite of quality measures designed for Primary Care by Primary Care physicians. They are closely aligned to the value functions of the profession:

For Primary Care Practices

  • Reduces burden and burnout
  • Focuses attention on what matters to physicians and patients

For Employers

  • Rewards what matters to employees
  • Improves value and reduces costs in the health care system

For Patients

  • Supports better relationships and patient experiences
  • Improves patient care and outcomes

For Insurers and Healthcare Systems

  • Focuses physicians on high value, high quality primary care
  • Improves utilization, patient experience and health outcomes
  • The Continuity of Care Measure

  • The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure

  • The Comprehensiveness of Care Measure

  • The Physician Trust Measure

  • Our Partners

  • Recommended Reading

  • Measure Specifications

  • The Five Phases of the Measure Development Lifecycle

  • The Continuity of Care Measure

  • The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure

  • The Comprehensiveness of Care Measure

  • The Physician Trust Measure

  • Our Partners

  • Recommended Reading

  • Measure Specifications

  • The Five Phases of the Measure Development Lifecycle

Two Measures Illustration