Pay For Performance Stimulates Changes In Medical Practice
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 09:22
in Mathematics & Economics
A large group of California physicians given financial incentives to improve the quality of medical care have begun to embrace an array of changes important to advancing quality, according to a new study. Measures adopted by medical groups include speeding up adoption of electronic medical records, more closely tracking the improvement of physician performance and sharpening institutional focus on quality, according to new findings.