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September 25, 2012 | Journal Article
Traditional or fee-for-service Medicare has produced many innovations in the payment for health care services, while private insurance has produced a series of benefit design innovations.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Many health policy analysts envision provider payment reforms currently under development as replacements for the traditional fee-for-service payment system. Reforms include per episode bundled payment and elements of capitation, such as global paym ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher fees, rather than factors such as higher practice costs, volume of services, or tuition expenses, are the main drivers of higher U.S. health care spending, particularly in orthopedics.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Bundled payment is seen as a promising way to slow the growth of health care spending while maintaining or improving the quality of care.
December 8, 2010 | Journal Article
Physician payment reform holds the potential to improve quality of care while controlling costs.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers conducted interview of hospital leaders and unit nurses in 25 hospitals to explore the effect of performance-based incentives.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Despite the active involvement of more than 3 million registered nurses (RNs), the U.S. health care system currently lacks a transparency and accountability framework for the nursing profession. This article introduces two models that extend transparency and accountability to nursing.
January 5, 2010 | Journal Article
Increasing clinician awareness of racial disparities and improving communication may enhance diabetes care among Black patients. This study evaluated the effect of cultural competency training and performance feedback for primary care clinicians on diabetes care for Black patients.