Will financial incentives stimulate quality improvement? Reactions from frontline physicians

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 367-374

  Teleki, Stephanie S ^a   Damberg, Cheryl L ^a   Pham, Chau ^a   Berry, Sandra H ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial incentives for physicians; P4P; Pay for performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33750548425     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860606293602     Document Type: Article

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