Benchmarking

Every spring, all members of AAOE are encouraged to participate in the annual survey, providing details about their orthopaedic practices to be aggregated as a true industry guide.  

Improve your practice with orthopaedic specific data.

AAOE Benchmarking

For over 20 years, AAOE has conducted an annual benchmarking survey to provide orthopaedic practices with the data needed to make key strategic decisions in their practices. Unlike other benchmarking surveys conducted in the medical field, the AAOE Benchmarking Survey captures operational metrics focused on orthopaedic practices, such as: 

    • Revenue and expense by sub-specialties 
    • Productivity and compensation for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants 
    • Compensation and benefits for executives 
    • Overhead expenses 
    • Charges, collections, and accounts receivable 
    • Ancillary services including X-Ray, MRI, PT, and DME 
    • Recruitment strategies 

    Benchmarking Incentives

    Professional development for your staff, at no cost to your practice!  

    Members

    Participating AAOE members will receive the results of the survey for free, in addition to receiving customized reports based on factors such as practice size, region, state, population size, and specialty.  

    Members also receive free access to educational courses:  

    • Complete Tier 1 – Choose 5 educational courses to access for free (up to a $500 value!)
    • Complete Tier 2 – Choose 20 educational courses to access for free (up to a $1900 value)
    • Complete Tier 3 – Choose 25 educational courses to access for free (up to a $2400 value)

    *Member practices that are participating in alternate benchmarking by Orthoforum or OrthoConnect can have their data uploaded for free. Contact data@aaoe.net for additional details. 

    AAOE Benchmarking
    AAOE Benchmarking

    Not a Member? Not a Problem!

    Because AAOE believes participation in the survey is vital to your businesses success, we are offering free survey results to any other participants, as well as the many benefits and services exclusively available to AAOE members! You may choose to receive education courses at a lower rate. 

    Non-members also receive free access to educational courses:

    • Complete Tier 1 – Choose 3 educational courses to access for free  (up to a $300 value)
    • Complete Tier 2 – Choose 10 educational courses to access for free (up to a $1000 value)
    • Complete Tier 3 – Choose 15 educational courses to access for free (up to a $1500 value)

      Key Features of the AAOE Survey

      Save & Return

      You can enter data, save your progress, and return to the survey as often as needed.

      Navigate Freely

      Easy navigation between sections using next page navigation and a “jump to” menu.

      Utilize Guides

      Detailed instructions are provided for each section and question.

      Export Results

      Export your completed survey to a CSV file for use after the survey is submitted.

      Watch Videos

      Watch the video that is embedded right in the survey for a preview of the functionality.

      Purchase Results

      Get orthopaedic-specific benchmarking data with a year-long online access subscription (and/or buy the results in the ebook format). We have:

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          Five years of trend data

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          More than 300 participating practices

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          A full range of practice sizes, specialties, population sizes, and regions represented

          Benchmarking Resources

          Preparation Video

          Watch this video to learn about the benchmarking survey and ways to prepare productively.

          Survey Checklist

          Ensure you have all the information and data you need before you start to take the survey quickly and easily.

          Guide to the Survey

          Read this comprehensive overview of the survey to learn about each section without having to start the survey.

          Contact Us

          How can we help you with benchmarking?