title: Pay for performance--for whom the bell tolls.
abstract: Pay -for-performance programs require physician oversight and adherence to high ethical standards if they are truly going to succeed.
authors.affiliation: Hunterdon Healthcare System, Flemington, NJ, USA. pickoff.robert@hunterdonhealthcare.org
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pickoff
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States