The unintended consequences of publicly reporting quality information.
Abstract
Health care report cards publicly report information about physician,
hospital, and health plan quality in an attempt to improve that quality. Reporting
quality information publicly is presumed to motivate quality improvement through
2 main mechanisms. First, public quality information allows patients, referring
physicians, and health care purchasers to preferentially select high-quality
physicians. Second, public report cards may motivate...
Paper Details
Title
The unintended consequences of publicly reporting quality information.
Published Date
Mar 9, 2005
Journal
Volume
293
Issue
10
Pages
1239 - 1244
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