title: Paying for institutional quality: reaching the limits of funding policy?
abstract: As a recent issue of the Longwoods journal, HealthcarePapers (Vol. 6, No. 4), indicates, interest in pay-for-performance incentives is on the increase in both the US and Canada. Weighing in on the topic, the authors suggest that the heightened emphasis on quality and patient safety are two primary drivers.
authors.affiliation: Hay Group Health Care Consulting, Canada. adamtopp@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Topp
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hundert
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States