P4P: An Executive's Expectation in Other Industries

"American industry and businesses understand the reward system," says Julian Bobbitt, JD. Bobbitt heads the healthcare practice at Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Jernigan and Mitchell law firm in Raleigh, NC. "Providing value at high quality with reduced cost acquires and retains customers." 
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Case Study: Sandhills Physicians

Sandhills Physicians, an Independent Physician Association (IPA) in Cumberland County, NC, is taking center stage in national P4P stories. Its physician members are reducing health care costs by collectively agreeing to use standard clinical protocols. And in the process, they are building a performance database that helps then analyze how to be better physicians.
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Shouldn't You Get in the EHR Donor Game?

To overcome barriers to adopting technology in your practice, the Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed regulations that spell out how you can receive a non-monetary donation.
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CMS Demonstration Projects Worth Watching

In April 2005, ten large (200+ physicians), multi-specialty physician groups in various communities across the nation began participation in a P4P pilot. The physicians will continue to be paid on a fee-for-service basis, but they will be able to earn performance-based payments for implementing care management strategies that anticipate patients' needs, prevent chronic disease complications, avoid hospitalizations, and improve the quality of care.  The performance payment will be derived from savings achieved by the physician group and paid out in part based on the quality results, which CMS will assess.
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