The day-to-day actions of physicians are among the most critical drivers of clinical quality and efficient care delivery, and efforts to implement value-based care will likely fail if physicians aren’t on board. Financial incentives are an effective mechanism for aligning behavior, and at a time when physician employment is increasingly prevalent, implementing a compensation plan that aligns an organization’s goals directly with physician remuneration is a key lever to achieving strategic objectives.
Published April 1, 2015