title: Pay for performance--a clash of cultures.
abstract: Implementation of pay for performance is being widely heralded as a new paradigm. However, the concept is not only alien to physicians, but may be ethically abhorrent, as well.
authors.affiliation: Doctors Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USA. lawrence.fink@hcahealthcare.com
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000941:ethics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States