Despite a considerable investment of resources into pay for performance, preliminary
studies have found that it may not be significantly more effective in improving health …

Abstract 'Pay for performance'is a strategy to improve the quality of healthcare by rewarding
physicians who deliver higher-quality service. Pay for performance appears to be a simple …

Unhealthy behavior is a major cause of poor health outcomes and high health care costs. In
this paper we describe an agenda for research to guide broader use of patient-targeted …

Background Studies examining the effectiveness of pay-for-performance programs to
improve quality of care primarily have been confined to bonus-type arrangements that …

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search close brand logo More and more health plans are paying physicians for quality. Here’s …

The ongoing flip-flopping of research findings about the effects of medical or health policies
weakens the credibility of health science among the general public, clinicians, members of …

It is estimated that 66% of total health care spending in the United States is directed toward
care for about 27% of individuals with multiple chronic conditions. 1 Many policy experts …

The appeal of pay-for-performance in health care derives from the conceptual view that
paying doctors and hospitals more to deliver better care will encourage them to deliver …

To date, pay-for-performance programs targeting the care of persons with chronic conditions
have primarily been directed at physicians and provide an alternative to health plan …

In recent years, pay‐for‐performance initiatives have been employed to encourage desired
behavior in various domains, including health. Employers use money to encourage …