Effects of paying physicians based on their relative performance for quality

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 872-876

  Young, Gary J ^a,b   Meterko, Mark ^a,b   Beckman, Howard ^c   Baker, Errol ^b   White, Bert ^a   Sautter, Karen M ^a   Greene, Robert ^c   Curtin, Kathy ^d,e   Bokhour, Barbara G ^a,b   Berlowitz, Dan ^a,b   Burgess Jr , James F ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c Rochester Individual Practice Association   (United States)

^d Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association   (United States)

^e MedVantage Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Financial incentives; Pay for performance; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

EID: 34248584685     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0185-5     Document Type: Article

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