Will Hypertension Performance Measures Used for Pay-for-Performance Programs Penalize Those Who Care for Medically Complex Patients? | Zendy

Laura A. Petersen | Zendy; LeChauncy Woodard | Zendy; Louise M. Henderson | Zendy; Tracy H. Urech | Zendy; Kenneth Pietz | Zendy

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Will Hypertension Performance Measures Used for Pay-for-Performance Programs Penalize Those Who Care for Medically Complex Patients?

Author(s) -

Laura A. Petersen,

LeChauncy Woodard,

Louise M. Henderson,

Tracy H. Urech,

Kenneth Pietz

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.836544

Subject(s) - medicine , pay for performance , intensive care medicine , health care , economics , economic growth

There is concern that performance measures, patient ratings of their care, and pay-for-performance programs may penalize healthcare providers of patients with multiple chronic coexisting conditions. We examined the impact of coexisting conditions on the quality of care for hypertension and patient perception of overall quality of their health care.

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