financial incentive

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Notes

  • the practice of billing for both technical & professional fees was associated with significantly increased likelihood of ordering a test[1]
  • financial incentives for self-referring providers may influence practices & increase costs of medical imaging[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shah BR et al. Association between physician billing and cardiac stress testing patterns following coronary revascularization. JAMA 2011 Nov 9; 306:1993. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22068991
    Hollenbeck BK and Nallamothu BK. Financial incentives and the art of payment reform. JAMA 2011 Nov 9; 306:2028 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22068998
  2. 2.0 2.1 United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Medicare: Higher Use of Advanced Imaging Services by Providers Who Self-Refer Costing Medicare Millions Report to Congressional Requesters Sept 2012 http://www.gao.gov/assets/650/648988.pdf