Quality management in health care
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Qual Manag Health Care · Oct 2013
Effect of modest pay-for-performance financial incentive on time-to-discharge summary dictation among medical residents.
Evaluate the effect of a modest financial incentive on time-to-discharge summary dictation among medicine residents. ⋯ A modest financial incentive resulted in a marked improvement in the time-to-discharge summary dictation by medicine residents. Pay-for-performance programs may be an effective strategy for improving the quality and efficiency of patient care in academic medical centers.