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Outcomes-Based Compensation: Pay for Performance Design Principles


Introduction

Why Physician Payment Must Change

Definition of PFP

Assumptions

Design Principles

Payment Structure

  • Accountability Level
  • Distribution of Incentives
  • Financial Incentive Type
  • Frequency of Action

Transparency

  • Public Disclosure of Method
  • Disclosure of Results

Metrics

  • Measurement Level
  • Metric Attributes
  • Metric Domain
  • Range of Metrics

Evaluation

Community Participation

  • Community-wide Participation
  • Patient Participation

Fairness

  • Minimizing Unfairness
  • Sample Size

Conclusions

Summary of Design Principles