The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #52497

Bruce Landon, MD, Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, (617) 432-3456, landon@hcp.med.harvard.edu

This paper compares and contrasts the incentives at the organization level vs incentives for individual physicians; incentives for holding costs down vs paying for quality. The paper also discusses the statistical issues, which are a particularly serious problem if incentives are at the individual level. The consequences of multitasking will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• To learn about challenges policymakers and insurers face in providing economic incentives for quality of care.

Keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.