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Does Merit-based Incentive Payment System Performance Differ Based on Orthopaedic Surgeon Gender?

Vikram S Gill^1,2, Eugenia Lin¹, Alejandro Holle^1,2

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

|January 9, 2025

Summary

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In 2021, women orthopaedic surgeons showed slightly higher Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores, but this finding was statistically fragile. No significant differences in MIPS performance bonuses or penalties were observed between genders.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare policy and value-based care
Orthopaedic surgery
Health equity and gender disparities

Background:

Value-based care models like the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) aim to improve patient care and reduce costs.
Previous research has identified gender disparities in orthopaedic surgery across various aspects, but MIPS performance differences by gender remain understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether orthopaedic surgeon gender influences MIPS performance after accounting for confounding variables.
To analyze differences in MIPS scores, bonuses, and penalties between male and female orthopaedic surgeons.

Main Methods:

Utilized Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners and Physician Compare databases for 2017 and 2021.
Collected data on surgeon gender, experience, practice characteristics, and patient demographics.
Extracted MIPS performance scores and derived payment adjustments, performing statistical analyses including chi-square tests, t-tests, and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.

Main Results:

In 2021, female surgeons had slightly higher MIPS scores (β 1.5, p=0.047), but this was statistically fragile with a 95% CI near zero.
No association between surgeon gender and MIPS performance was found in 2017 (p=0.11).
No gender-based differences were observed in receiving MIPS exceptional performance bonuses or penalties in either year.

Conclusions:

Women orthopaedic surgeons achieved slightly higher MIPS scores in 2021, despite caring for more complex patients, but the finding's statistical fragility and small effect size limit its significance.
The minimal observed differences in MIPS performance and lack of variation in bonuses/penalties suggest a potentially negligible clinical monetary impact.
Further research is needed to validate these findings and explore underlying factors, ensuring MIPS accurately and equitably reflects care quality.