tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 44

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Physicians 'Skeptical' Or 'Hostile' About Quality-Reward Systems

Not much money, lots of extra work, in pay for performanceThere's "lots of buzz," but not much action about pay for performance (P4P) schemes, in which your physician will receive more money for meeting quality standards, according to a new paper from the Center for Studying Health System Change.Ten out of 12 nationally representative communities in the U.S. have no P4P programs right now, and physicians in those communities are anywhere from "skeptical" to "hostile" about P4P. California health plans, led by the Integrated Healthcare Association and the California Association of Physician Groups, is paying $40...

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