IOM - Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in Medicare

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This new report from Institute of Medicine analyzes the promise and risks of instituting a pay-for-performance program within Medicare to encourage a more effective health care system.

Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Promise of Pay for Performance
3 Alternative Funding Sources
4 Distribution of Rewards
5 Implementation
6 Research and Evaluation
Appendix A: Selected Medicare Prospective Payment Systems
Appendix B: Review of the Evidence
Appendix C: Comparison of Various Professional Groups' Pay-for-Performance Position Statements
Appendix D: MEDPAC Data Runs
Appendix E: Pay for Performance in Various Care Settings
Appendix F: Acronyms
Appendix G: Biographies


Report Brief.
Fact Sheet.
Slides.
News Release.


The New England Journal of Medicine Audio Interview
Pay for Performance — Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine
Elliott Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., and Karen Davis, Ph.D.

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