Percentage of Primary Care Visits Occurring on Weekends
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of all ambulatory primary care visits that occurred on weekends is calculated by dividing the count of primary care visits that occurred on weekends by the count of total ambulatory primary care visits (that occurred on weekdays or weekends) at the practice level and multiplying the result by 100.
Numerator
The number of primary care visits that occurred on weekends.
Denominator
The total number of ambulatory primary care visits that occurred on weekdays or weekends per 100.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
CPC+ Practice Survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Singh P, Fu N, Dale S, et al. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model and Health Care Spending, Service Use, and Quality. JAMA. 2024;331(2):132-146. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24712 www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/data-and-reports/2023/cpc-plus-fifth-annual-eval-report