Conceptual Issues in the Design and Implementation of Pay-for-Quality Programs
| Autor: | Matthew R. Guldin, Mark Meterko, James F. Burgess, Gary J. Young, Dan R. Berlowitz, Barbara G. Bokhour, Bert White |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Social Responsibility
Process management Quality Assurance Health Care Management science business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Pay for performance Payment United States Physician Incentive Plans 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Financial incentives Health care Key (cryptography) Medicine Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Program Development 0305 other medical science business Program Evaluation media_common |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Medical Quality. 20:144-150 |
| ISSN: | 1555-824X 1062-8606 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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