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Gary J Young1, Bert White, James F Burgess, Dan Berlowitz, Mark Meterko, Matthew R Guldin, Barbara G Bokhour.
Abstract
This article identifies and discusses key conceptual issues in designing and implementing pay-for-quality programs. Such programs offer financial incentives to providers for achieving predefined quality targets. The purpose of the article is to provide health care professionals with a framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating pay-for-quality programs. Examples are drawn from the Rewarding Results demonstration project for which the authors serve as the national evaluation team.Mesh:
Year: 2005 PMID: 15951520 DOI: 10.1177/1062860605275222
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Qual ISSN: 1062-8606 Impact factor: 1.852