title: A new paradigm in academic health centers: productivity-based physician compensation.
abstract: This article describes the challenge of designing an incentive-based compensation program for a large group of academic pediatricians in the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Health System. The program is based on an incentive system that measures performance in clinical care, education and research. Faculty members' salaries arise from five components: base, clinical incentive, academic supplement, administrative differential and teaching credit.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Services, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA. andreae@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Andreae
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Freed
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004526:Efficiency; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States