title: Physician compensation programs in academic medical centers.
abstract: Many academic health centers are creating incentive-based physician compensation programs, leading to skepticism regarding the impact on the academic mission. We sought to systematically review the impact of these programs. Most academic compensation programs demonstrate a positive impact on clinical and scholarly productivity, quality of education, and faculty satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: The Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA. andreae@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Margie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Andreae
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blad
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cabana
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D006801:Humans; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D015397:Program Evaluation