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Pay for Performance: A Decision Guide for Purchasers


Description

This guide is intended to be used by public and private purchasers of health care services who are considering sponsorship of a pay-for-performance initiative. The guide isolates and sequences 20 questions purchasers face in considering pay for performance, reviews options and any available evidence—from empirical evaluations and economic theory—that may inform future decisionmaking, and discusses potential effects and unintended consequences.

The questions are grouped into four phases:
  • Contemplation
  • Design
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/p4pguide.htm

Developer

Harvard University; University of California, San Francisco

Funding Sources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


QualityTool Topic

other; Quality improvement strategies


History

  • Release Date: 04/2006
  • Original Summary: 06/2008
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QualityTool Classification

IOM Domains of Quality:

Last updated: July 07, 2008.