Study Finds Pay-For-Performance Doesn’t Hurt Quality

A Veterans Affairs study found that people treated by doctors being compensated under pay-for-performance arrangements weren’t short-changed and received high-quality care. Health Day News reports that the study, which used data from both medical charts and patients’ ratings of their care, “should reassure patients and the doctors who treat them.

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on June 5th, 2009