title: Concerns about using the patient safety indicator-90 composite in pay-for-performance programs.
authors: Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Ravi
authors: R
authors: Rajaram
authors: Department of Quality Strategies, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Cynthia
authors: C
authors: Barnard
authors: Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: Karl Y
authors: KY
authors: Bilimoria
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality