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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sharan, Alok D
• Schroeder, Gregory D
• West, Michael E
• Vaccaro, Alexander R

Titel

The Role of Incentives in Changing the Behavior of Spinal Care Providers: A Primer on Behavioral Economics in Health Care

Ist Teil von

• Clinical spine surgery, 2016-12, Vol.29 (10), p.430-432

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• As spinal care transitions from individual practitioners working in a volume-based reimbursement system toward multidisciplinary health care organizations working in a population-based model with value-based reimbursement, it is critical that insurance companies, administrators, and spine care provider have a clear understanding of how incentives change physician behavior. This article will introduce the concept of behavior economics, and discuss 9 principles relevant to physician decision-making.