The risks of rewards in health care: How pay-for-performance could threaten, or bolster, medical professionalism

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 884-887

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

High quality care; Incentives; Medical professionalism; Motivation; Pay for performance

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; SHORT SURVEY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649421122     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0984-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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