Putting teeth into pay-for-performance programs

Jones, D.W.; Hauser, M.C.; Jones, D.W; Hauser, M.C

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Putting teeth into pay-for-performance programs

Jones, D.W.; Hauser, M.C.

Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 45(9): 32 34 36 Passim

1991

ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732

PMID: 10145492

Document Number: 385475

Although performance-based evaluation and salary systems are common among healthcare organizations, most facilities have not adopted rank-and-file variable compensation plans. One option, gain sharing, may draw increasing attention in health care because it is designed to reward employees based on financial performance, productivity, and quality measures--addressing some prominent concerns in the industry.