Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care, but not always, study finds
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
Everybody likes a raise in pay. Even health care professionals, it appears. Now a new study reports that the performance ratings of patient care from 25 medical groups throughout California significantly improved after the start of a statewide pay-for-performance program in 2004. But not if incentives focus on your doctor's productivity.