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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2009

Open Access 01-07-2009 | Editorial

The Risks of Rewards in Health Care: How Pay-for-performance Could Threaten, or Bolster, Medical Professionalism

Author: Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2009

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Pay-for-performance incentive programs are born of attempts to answer the following question: How can we pay health-care professionals, and doctors in particular, so that they will be motivated to provide high-quality care? …
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Metadata
Title
The Risks of Rewards in Health Care: How Pay-for-performance Could Threaten, or Bolster, Medical Professionalism
Author
Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-07-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-009-0984-y

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