The American journal of managed care
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Physicians respond to pay-for-performance incentives: larger incentives yield greater participation.
To determine the extent to which the size of the available financial incentive influences a physician's decision to participate in a pay-for-performance (P4P) program. ⋯ Our analysis suggests that all stakeholders--health plans, physicians, and patients--would benefit from health plans collaborating on their P4P efforts to maximize physician participation.