Mullen, Kathleen J.
[VerfasserIn]
;
Frank, Richard G.
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Rosenthal, Meredith B.
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Can You Get What You Pay for? Pay-for-Performance and the Quality of Healthcare Providers
Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 2009 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Despite the popularity of pay-for-performance (P4P) among health policymakers and private insurers as a tool for improving quality of care, there is little empirical basis for its effectiveness. We use data from published performance reports of physician medical groups contracting with a large network HMO to compare clinical quality before and after the implementation of P4P, relative to a control group. We consider the effect of P4P on both rewarded and unrewarded dimensions of quality. In the end, we fail to find evidence that a large P4P initiative either resulted in major improvement in quality or notable disruption in care