title: A new "loyalty rewards" program in health care customer relationships.
abstract: "Loyalty rewards" in sponsored DM and HRM programs can apply to both providers and consumers. Physicians and hospitals can be paid to "loyally" adhere to payers' guidelines for managing diseases and risks. Many payer and their outsourced vendor programs include significant efforts to create collaborations between payer and provider, rather than relying on unilateral efforts. And growing numbers are rewarding providers for their efforts and results achieved.
authors.affiliation: scottmacstra@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macstravic
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000191:economics; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics*; D019468:Disease Management; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D015438:Health Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000639:trends*; D012201:Reward; D014481:United States