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Financial Incentives for Medical Assistants: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Bonus Structures, Motivation, and Population Health Quality Measures

Stacie Vilendrer, Cati Brown-Johnson, Samantha M. R. Kling, Darlene Veruttipong, Alexis Amano, Bryan Bohman, William P. Daines, David Overton, Raj Srivastava and Steven M. Asch
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2021, 19 (5) 427-436; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2719
Stacie Vilendrer
1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
MD, MBA, MS
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  • For correspondence: staciev@stanford.edu
Cati Brown-Johnson
1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Samantha M. R. Kling
1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Darlene Veruttipong
1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Alexis Amano
1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
MS
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Bryan Bohman
2Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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William P. Daines
3Internal Medicine Clinical Program, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah
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David Overton
4University Healthcare Alliance, Newark, California
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Raj Srivastava
5Intermountain Healthcare Delivery Institute, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Steven M. Asch
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vol. 19 no. 5 427-436
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2719
PubMed 
34546949

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 10, 2020
  • Revision received January 29, 2021
  • Accepted for publication March 17, 2021
  • Published online September 13, 2021.

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© 2021 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Stacie Vilendrer, MD, MBA, MS1⇑,
  2. Cati Brown-Johnson, PhD1,
  3. Samantha M. R. Kling, PhD, RD1,
  4. Darlene Veruttipong, MPH1,
  5. Alexis Amano, MS1,
  6. Bryan Bohman, MD2,
  7. William P. Daines, MD3,
  8. David Overton, RN4,
  9. Raj Srivastava, MD, FRCP(C), MPH5 and
  10. Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH1,6
  1. 1Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  2. 2Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  3. 3Internal Medicine Clinical Program, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah
  4. 4University Healthcare Alliance, Newark, California
  5. 5Intermountain Healthcare Delivery Institute, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
  6. 6Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, California
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Stacie Vilendrer Division of Primary Care and Population Health Stanford University School of Medicine 1265 Welch Rd, Mail Code 5475 Stanford, CA, 94305 staciev{at}stanford.edu

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