title: Financial incentives to improve quality: skating to the puck or avoiding the penalty box?
authors.affiliation: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Jeremiah R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Harold C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sox
authors.affiliation: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States