Pay for performance in the intensive care unit-Opportunity or threat?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 852-858

  Khanduja, Kristina ^a   Scales, Damon C ^b   Adhikari, Neill K J ^a,c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Healthcare; Incentive; Quality assurance; Quality indicators; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 62849110210     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181962b0b     Document Type: Review

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