Assignment
The U.S. healthcare system has been criticized for high-cost, inefficacy, and issues on quality. P4P is an approach used to provide incentives to physicians and health care provider organizations to achieve improved performance by increasing quality of care and reducing costs.
• Define the challenges in designing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program.
• Discuss the impacts of P4P on provider payment reform.
• Describe the health care providers' reactions to Value-Based Purchasing Programs.
• Determine the benefits of P4P on patients.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
Eijkenaar, F. (2013). Key issues in the design of pay for performance programs. European Journal of Health Economics, 14(1), 117-131. doi: 10.1007/s10198-011-0347-6.
RAND. (2015). Health care pay for performance.
Stanowski, A. C., Simpson, K., & White, A. (2015). Pay for performance: Are hospitals becoming more efficient in improving their patient experience?Journal of Healthcare Management, 60(4), 268-284.