Pay-for-performance = pay for quality?
While we agree with most of what the authors report in this brief paper, we note that the process is already under way in Canada, challenge a few of the paper's assumptions and provide a few suggestions for and cautions in undertaking next steps. At the same time, we highlight the significant potential pay-for-performance may have in being part of the solution to the great concerns over the sustainability of our much-loved healthcare system.
Halparin
Eliot
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Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Tornoto.
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Dave
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