title: The emerging role of pay-for-performance contracting for health care services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jthrall@partners.org
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D003363:Cost Control; D019468:Disease Management; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D018803:Models, Economic; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011871:Radiology / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014600:Utilization Review