Innovative ‘pay for performance’ program improves patient outcomes

Paying doctors for how they perform specific medical procedures and examinations yields better health outcomes than the traditional «fee for service» model, where everyone gets paid a set amount regardless of quality or patient outcomes, according to new research conducted by UC San Francisco and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/uoc…