This article examines the prevalence of pay-for-performance incentives to promote human papillomavirus vaccination and other quality metrics as reported by frontline clinical staff. Objectives: We ...

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation analyzes pay-for-performance initiatives, including provisions in the Affordable Care Act, that provide financial ...

About The Study: The first 2 years of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model were not associated with increased use of home dialysis or kidney transplant, nor changes in racial, ethnic, ...

(Reuters) - A program to pay hospitals bonuses for hitting key performance measures, or dock them if they miss, failed to improve the health outcomes of patients, according to a large, long-term study ...

In 2002, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care’s major payor indicated it was only interested in giving increases if they were related to demonstrated value. In response, Advocate Physician ...

Financial incentives for small physician practices increased performance on certain cardiovascular care processes and outcomes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Last week, a group of over 150 House Republicans proposed, in outline form, restructuring federal employee pay and benefits. Among their plan’s elements are echoes of failed and abandoned incentive ...

Washington Dc: US Securities and Exchange Commission building exterior. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. The SEC ...