Using behavioral economics to design physician incentives that deliver high-value care

Using behavioral economics to design physician incentives that deliver high-value care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
In the literature (Commonwealth Fund)
Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, January 2016
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Economics, Behavioral
Evidence-Based Medicine
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
A number of health systems and provider organizations are turning to behavioral economics to encourage doctors to follow evidence-based guidelines and deliver better-coordinated care to their patients. Many are seeing promising results, although more evaluation is needed to identify the most effective physician incentive designs.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
101676232 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101676232