What is the Patient Mix benchmark?

The Patient Mix benchmark measures the distribution of active patients in a practice by age and gender.

Although there is no "right" or "wrong" value for this distribution, practices should look for certain trends that may be warning signs. For example, a practice with growth intentions should see a weighting towards younger patients (implying that the practice is adding newborns and young patients). Practices should also pay attention for any dip in the number of female patients, especially as they get older.

What is the Pediatric Benchmark for Patient Mix?

How Do I Calculate the Patient Mix Benchmark for My Practice?

Count up all the "active" patients in your practice (typically defined as patients who you have seen within the last two years) and then categorize them by age and gender; your computer system should help with this. Then, divide each category by the overall total to determine your distribution.