Becker's Healthcare December 4, 2024
Francesca Mathewes

Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that systems can do to improve the design of their incentive programs.

Here are five takeaways from the article:

1. AAPL notes that hospitals can narrowly structure physician incentives around specific improvements, such as switching to lower cost supplies or reducing a patients’ length of stay. But, when possible, systems should focus on “broader” targets when designing incentives, like reducing costs for a specific type of procedure or treatment course.

“This broader scope empowers physicians to explore opportunities to reduce costs that are not limited to pre-determined initiatives,” according...

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