title: Physician incentive plan boosts physician/patient satisfaction. 5-year-old plan at priority health shows success.
abstract: Physician involvement is crucial to creating a healthy physician incentive program. Look at how one large, Michigan-based managed care organization established their program.
authors.affiliation: Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center for Health Professions, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottles
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008824:Michigan; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016730:Program Development