Using the lessons of behavioral economics to design more effective pay-for-performance programs

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 497-503

  Mehrotra, Ateev ^a,b   Sorbero, Melony E S ^a   Damberg, Cheryl L ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SAFETY; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; MEDICARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955450705     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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