Traditional UPC and BB Indices

The traditional UPC index ranges from 0 to 1 and assigns 1 when all visits are with the usual physician. The Bice-Boxerman index ranges from 0 to 1 and decreases as visits are distributed across more physicians. Traditional UPC and BB were…

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The traditional UPC index ranges from 0 to 1 and assigns 1 when all visits are with the usual physician. The Bice-Boxerman index ranges from 0 to 1 and decreases as visits are distributed across more physicians. Traditional UPC and BB were not originally designed for end-of-life or multispecialty physician care. Traditional UPC and BB indices can penalise medically complex patients who appropriately see multiple specialists.