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Pay for performance yields mixed results, study says

The healthcare industry has put much focus on pay-for-performance programs to improve the quality of care. Yet new research questions this approach and suggests that providing financial incentives to

Physician bonuses more closely linked to performance

Performance-based bonuses are becoming more common, according to Hay Group's 2010 Physician Compensation Survey. In 2009, nearly all group-based organizations (92 percent) offered bonuses, also known

Cheating is the downside of targeted P4P, study says

As government and private payers look to pay-for-performance (P4P)--also called value-based purchasing--as the payment model that will push providers to produce higher-quality patient care at a lower