Pay-for-performance may benefit doctors who care for very sick

Physicians who treat patients with multiple health problems will fare well under pay-for-performance, which bases physician reimbursement on the quality of care provided, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston in a report in the current issue of the journal Circulation.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news163093235.html">Pay-for-performance may benefit doctors who care for very sick</a></p> <p>Physicians who treat patients with multiple health problems will fare well under pay-for-performance, which bases physician reimbursement on the quality of care provided, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston in a report in the current issue of the journal <i>Circulation</i>.</p>