Mark DeFrancesco, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, Women’s Health Connecticut, Avon, Conn Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn Member, Board of Directors, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Member, Board of Trustees, AAAHC Institute of Quality Improvement (IQI) Chair, IQI’s P4P Task Force
And remember, at least in theory, P4P makes sense. If we can accurately measure quality and fairly identify higher-quality providers, we can reward them appropriately. If it is possible to improve quality by driving more providers to meet higher standards, then the program is worthwhile.
Most of us feel that we are at least among “the best” in our practice market area. Here is an opportunity to prove it and earn that gold star!
The author reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.
