PEAQSM Program Adds New Specialties for Cost Efficiency Analysis

Dec. 20, 2024

The Physician Efficiency, Appropriateness, & QualitySM program is expanding to include 23 new specialties for the cost efficiency component. The new specialties for cost efficiency are bolded in the table below.

What’s changing and when? PEAQ program results are reflected on Provider Finder® to help our members make informed care decisions. Cost efficiency scoring for the new specialties will affect search result ranking beginning Jan. 1, 2025.

Medical

 Surgical Primary Care
  • Allergy-Immunology*
  • Cardiology 
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology*
  • Dermatology*
  • Endocrinology 
  • Gastroenterology 
  • Infectious Diseases*
  • Nephrology 
  • Neurology 
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology 
  • Oncology*
  • Pediatric Cardiology*
  • Pediatric Endocrinology*  
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology*
  • Pediatric Nephrology*
  • Pediatric Pulmonology*
  • Pediatric Rheumatology* 
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation* 
  • Pulmonary Disease 
  • Rheumatology 
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Colon-Rectal Surgery* 
  • General Surgery 
  • Hand Surgery*
  • Neurological Surgery* 
  • Ophthalmology 
  • Orthopedic Surgery 
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatric Surgery*
  • Pediatric Urology*
  • Plastic Surgery* 
  • Surgery of the Spine*
  • Urology 
  • Vascular Surgery 
  • Family Practice 
  • General Practice* 
  • Geriatric Medicine* 
  • Internal Medicine 
  • Pediatrics 
  • Sleep Medicine*
  • Sports Medicine*

*These specialties are evaluated only through the cost efficiency component. 

The PEAQ program methodology with the new specialties is available on our PEAQ page. 

The current Physician Performance Insight reports will remain available on Availity® Essentials. Updated PPI reports with scoring for the new specialties will not be posted on Availity initially but can be requested by emailing our PEAQ Inquiries team. New specialties will be included on PPI reports during the next refresh in 2025.

For more information, visit our PEAQ page or email our PEAQ Inquiries team.