Strategies for improving surgical quality--should payers reward excellence or effort?
Birkmeyer
Nancy J O
NJ
Michigan Surgical Collaborative for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Birkmeyer
John D
JD
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*