Pay for performance in health care Methods and approaches

• Other Authors: Cromwell, Jerry (Editor), Trisolini, Michael G. (Editor), Pope, Gregory C. (Editor), Mitchell, Janet B. (Editor), Greenwald, Leslie M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Research Triangle Park, NC RTI Press/RTI International 2011
• Series: RTI Press Publication BK-0002-1103
• Subjects: BUS069000; MED035000; KC; MBPM
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book provides a balanced assessment of pay for performance (P4P), addressing both its promise and its shortcomings. P4P programs have become widespread in health care in just the past decade and have generated a great deal of enthusiasm in health policy circles and among legislators, despite li...