title: Making the grade with pay for performance: 7 lessons from best-performing hospitals.
abstract: Top-performing hospitals in pay-for-performance initiatives: Engage clinicians in quality improvement initiatives from the start of the planning process. Make high-quality care the priority of the executive team. Have a dedicated quality, safety, and performance improvement department. Manage data collection effectively. Regularly share performance data with their staffs. Commit to sharing best practices. Celebrate the achievements of their healthcare teams.
authors.affiliation: HFMA's, Westchester, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: Jeni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States