title: Tying physician incentive pay to performance.
abstract: Physician compensation costs in healthcare organizations continue to increase as organizations hire physician employees or acquire them through mergers with group practices and pay them salaries plus substantial benefits. In an effort to obtain the greatest possible return on their investments in physician employees, many healthcare organizations are linking physician pay and benefits to improved performance, according to two recent benefit and compensation surveys.
authors.affiliation: AHA Insurance Resource, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bledsoe
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Leisy
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodeghero
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010415:Pensions; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States