The study polled 35 medical groups, seven health plans and representatives from two employers who were part of a pay-for-performance program. According to the study, most of the groups polled thought that the financial incentives were too small to stimulate change. Twenty of the medical groups said that the program had affected the behavior of their physicians, causing them to focus more closely on quality efforts and to perform more outreach to their patients.
Read about the RAND pay-for-performance study.
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