title: Pay-for-performance: a survey of specialty providers in urogynecology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to develop and implement a web-based survey to collect information on the reported knowledge, attitudes and practice impact of pay-for-performance (P4P) among providers in the specialty of urogynecology.
  
  
  METHODS
  All members of the American Urogynecologic Society were invited to participate in a web-based survey. The questionnaire focused on reported knowledge, attitudes and practice impact of P4P.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete responses were obtained from 212 members for a survey response rate of 17.6%. A minority of participants (9.0%) reported having "a lot of knowledge" of the P4P reimbursement model. Fifty-five (25.9%) participants reported that the hospital or healthcare system where they worked had some involvement with P4P reimbursement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A minority of participants reported having a lot of knowledge of P4P, even though current involvement with some type of P4P reimbursement was reported by >25% of participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA. eaerekson@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Erekson
authors.forename: Vivian W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D006176:Gynecology / Q000191:economics; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014572:Urology / Q000191:economics