Design choices made by target users for a pay-for-performance program in primary care: an action research approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International interest in pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives to improve quality of health care is growing. Current programs vary in the methods of performance measurement, appraisal and reimbursement. One may assume that involvement of health care professionals in the goal setting and methods of quality measurement and subsequent payment schemes may enhance their commitment to and motivation for P4P programs and therefore the impact of these programs. We developed a P4P program in which the target users were involved in decisions about the P4P methods.

Methods

For the development of the P4P program a framework was used which distinguished three main components: performance measurement, appraisal and reimbursement. Based on this framework design choices were dis

SUBMITTER: Kirschner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352266 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature