Annual performance-based incentive plans are growing for physicians in both presence and scale, according to consultants Hay Group's 2010 Physician Compensation Survey. The survey found that 92% of ...

Some hospitals were able to outperform others in a commercial insurer episode-based incentive program, but there was little evidence of global reductions in episode spending. Objectives: To evaluate ...

Conn. (WTNH) — The state could be one step closer to holding utility companies accountable if they don’t restore power for an extended period of time after a storm. The “Take Back Our Grid Act” aims ...

Virginia lawmakers want regulators to study whether tying utility profits to performance — not spending — could cut costs, reduce outages and improve service.

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A Missouri task force is developing a framework for a new performance-based incentive program for school districts. The proposed program would provide extra funding to districts for student ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. In recent years, there have been increasing efforts by the federal government and the ...