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Medical Writings: Book Notes15 April 2008Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in MedicareWoodruff J. English, MDWoodruff J. English, MDFrom Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps: //doi. org/10. 7326/0003-4819-148-8-200804150-00028 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in MedicareInstitute of Medicine. 272 pages. Washington, DC: National Academies Pr; 2007. 39. 56. ISBN 9780309102162. Order at www. nap. edu. Field of medicine: Health system management. Format: Hardcover book. Audience: Strategic planners and medical group leaders. Purpose: To offer strategies for improving health care. Content: This book explores how changing Medicare payments could drive system improvements to achieve more desirable results in clinical quality, patient-centered care, and efficiency. We deliver extraordinarily good care in a broken system that does not live up to our expectations. It is plagued by medical errors of omission and commission, widespread. . . Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMeasuring Burden of Care After Catastrophic Illness or InjuryNon-accidental trauma increases length of stay and mortality in pediatric trauma 15 April 2008Volume 148, Issue 8Page: 636KeywordsForecastingGamesHealth careHealth care qualityMedical servicesMedicareMotivationPrevention, policy, and public healthQuality improvementSoftware tools ePublished: 15 April 2008 Issue Published: 15 April 2008 CopyrightCopyright © 2008 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved. PDF DownloadLoading. . .
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