Pay for Performance: FAQs From Physicians

Derived from Bridges to Excellence (BTE) and Integrated Health Association (IHA). Available at: http://www.bridgestoexcellence.org/andhttp://www.iha.org/. Accessed May 9, 2007.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Physician quality reporting initiative. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/. Accessed May 9, 2007.

National Committee for Quality Assurance. Cost of care. Available at: http://web.ncqa.org/Portals/0/HEDISQM/HEDIS2007/Vol2/Cost_of_Care_Update.pdf. Accessed May 9, 2007.

Commonwealth Fund. Positive public views on the need for quality and cost information and payments that reward performance. Available at: http://www.cmwf.org/chartcartcharts/chartcartcharts_show.htm?doc_id=411748&attrib_id=14503&interests2=1 . Accessed May 9, 2007.

American Medical Association. Pay for performance/physician reimbursement methodologies. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14416.html . Accessed May 9, 2007.

American College of Physicians. Rewarding provider performance: aligning incentives in Medicare. Available at: http://www.acponline.org/hpp/reward_perf.pdf. Accessed May 9, 2007.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Premier hospital quality incentive demonstration. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalQualityInits/35_HospitalPremier.asp#TopOf-Page . Accessed May 9, 2007.