title: Harness contracting clout by tracking physician productivity.
abstract: A multispecialty hospital system in Massachusetts has developed a provider productivity system based on Medicare's relative value scale to ease the transition from fee-for-service to capitation.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002204:Capitation Fee; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D008404:Massachusetts; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States