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Physicians compensated for volume, not quality

Like nails against a chalkboard, a new study by Merritt Hawkins reveals that physicians are compensated for patient volume and not quality, a trend that has some dismayed at current recruitment and

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

Federal pay-for-performance initiatives could mean more financial heartache for poor hospitals

Will the government's planned implementation institutional bonuses through pay-for-performance initiatives rob from poor hospitals and give to the rich? Not exactly, but it will create a "reverse

Report: Widespread HIT could save $261B over 10 years

The stimulus-fueled expansion of health IT could save as much as $261 billion over the next 10 years and help form the basis of an interoperable, patient-centered health system that could yield more

Quality-based reimbursement deal gives hope for real reform

I've been saying for some time now that health reform is nothing without payment reform. Today, I'm happy to report that outcomes-based reimbursement is becoming more than just a pilot or a

Study: Safety net hospitals improve care in P4P demo project

While electronic medical records made the job easier, even safety net hospitals with less information technology tools in place managed to improve patient care through pay for performance incentives,

SPOTLIGHT: Pay-for-performance doesn't help U.K. diabetics

Here in the U.S., health plans and employers seem fairly happy with the results of many pay-for-performance programs. But in the U.K., it seems that P4P programs didn't do much to help diabetics--and

Study: P4P works with proper incentives

Building on what seems to be a growing consensus, a new study concludes that pay-for-performance schemes can be effective if doctors get the right incentives. The study, which appears in the American

Meaningful use definitions: Why bother?

So now we have everyone in an uproar over what CMS is going to choose as its definition of "meaningful use" of an EMR. I don't know about you, but the whole thing strikes me as rather silly. As

Drugmakers offer performance-based pricing

Now here's an idea that is likely to win a lot of fans. Under pressure from insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies have begun to adjust what they charge for medications based on how well the