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Table 1 Effect of different relative and absolute value classification methods on classification of medical groups as high performing

From: How are medical groups identified as high-performing? The effect of different approaches to classification of performance

Threshold for high performing

Number of groups classified as high performing

Relative value method

 Top 10% in all domains

0

 Top 25% in all domains

0

 Top 35% in all domains

0

 Top 40% in all domains

1

 Top 50% in all domains

2

Absolute value method

 Achieving 90% on all measures

0

 Achieving 80% on all measures

0

 Achieving 70% on all measures

0

 Achieving 60% on all measures

3

 Achieving 50% on all measures

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