- AI
- Molecular Imaging
- CT
- X-Ray
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Facility Management
- Mammography
Pay-for-performance may not improve quality
One solution gaining momentum to improve physician quality is the pay-for-performance approach. A recent study, however, found that this model rewards physicians with higher baseline performance but does not necessarily improve quality (JAMA 2005;294:1788-1793).
One solution gaining momentum to improve physician quality is the pay-for-performance approach. A recent study, however, found that this model rewards physicians with higher baseline performance but does not necessarily improve quality (JAMA 2005;294:1788-1793).
Meredith B. Rosenthal, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues evaluated a pay-for-performance plan involving nearly 300 large physician organizations in California, inquiring about their rates of cervical cancer screening, mammography, and hemoglobin A1c testing.
During the first year of the program, the plan awarded $3.4 million (27% of the amount set aside) in bonus payments. For all three measures, physician groups that performed at or above the threshold for receipt of a bonus improved the least but received the greatest share of the bonus payments.
Assessing MACE Risk in Women: Can an Emerging Model with SPECT MPI Imaging Have an Impact?
December 9th 2024In research involving over 2,200 women who had SPECT MPI exams, researchers found that those who had a high score with the COronary Risk Score in WOmen (CORSWO) model had a greater than fourfold higher risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE).
