Horses or unicorns: Can paying for performance make quality competition routine?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 531-556

  Sage, William M ^a   Kalyan, Dev N ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745726488     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2005-005     Document Type: Review

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