title: Redesigning physician compensation and improving ED performance.
abstract: Redesigning a physician compensation system in the emergency department (ED) should include goals of improving quality, productivity, and patient satisfaction. Tips for hospital administrators: A contemporary ED information system is needed to ensure that the ED is essentially a paperless operation. Transparency, internally and externally, is essential. ED physicians should perform as individuals, yet as members of a team. Incentives, especially incentive compensation, should strike a balance between individual and team performance.
authors.affiliation: The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, Conn., USA. jfinkelstein@thocc.org
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lifton
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capone
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics*