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CA P4P programs don't pay enough to motivate; Discussing end-of-life can lower costs;
> A recently-released study of California pay-per-performance programs suggests that the program's financial incentives weren't large enough to generate real changes in physician behavior. Article... Read more...
AHA survey: Negative profit margins for hospitals
With all the news we've been giving you of hospitals around the country struggling, it should be no surprise that the AHA's new survey results on hospital finances are not good. A quick-response... Read more...
Pay-for-performance program pays doctors for patients' compliance
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana is rolling out an interesting pay-for-performance program that pays doctors for their patients' performance. Doctors will be rated on how many of their... Read more...
CMS pays $16.7M to groups in P4P demo, but few get big bucks
You've gotta love it when CMS gives out money above and beyond the usual reimbursement rates--and it's even better when the bonuses work out for pretty much everyone involved. That's the cheery story... Read more...
CMS to pay more than $36M in quality reporting bonuses
CMS has announced last week that it will pay out more than $36 million in incentives money to providers who reported data on quality of care delivered between July 2007 and December 2007 as part of... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: More clinics meet group's P4P goals
Clinics participating in Minnesota's Bridges to Excellence program have had a good year. The program will reward 104 clinics from 22 medical groups with cash bonuses for meeting diabetes management... Read more...
