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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bachman, John
• Kenkel, Mary Beth

Titel

Pay for Performance in Primary and Specialty Behavioral Health Care: Two "Concept" Proposals

Ist Teil von

• Professional psychology, research and practice, 2006-08, Vol.37 (4), p.384-388

Ort / Verlag

Washington: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Incipient pay-for-performance (P4P) plans offer to improve the quality of general medical care, but they have not yet begun to influence clinical outcomes in the behavioral health care arena. Following a brief review of the quality chasm in behavioral health care and some initial applications of P4P programs, this article presents 2 bird's-eye view proposals with which the primary and behavioral specialty care sectors of the American health care system can begin to design and implement P4P incentives. Discussion of the value of behavioral health care, the Provider Quality Index, P4P implementation issues, implications for practicing psychologists, and some cautionary notes conclude the article.