AHRQ - Pay for Performance: A Decision Guide for Purchasers

This Guide from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is intended to be used by public and private purchasers of health care services who are considering sponsorship of a pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative.

Twenty questions are presented for consideration along with options and any available evidence for each.

The questions are grouped into four phases: contemplation, design, implementation, and evaluation.

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