The effect of managed care on physician financial incentives to reduce services declined substantially from 2000-2001 to 2004-2005. : Physicians were included in the study sample only if they were ...

Environmental cues affect our behavior in a variety of ways. Despite playing an invaluable role in guiding our daily activities, such cues also appear to trigger the harmful, compulsive behaviors that ...

President George W Bush has signed into law a bill containing the first biodiesel tax incentive, a provision expected to increase domestic energy security, President George W Bush has signed into law ...

This study examined the effect of physician-specific pay-for-performance incentives on well-established ambulatory quality measures in a large group practice setting. We examined 9 reported and ...

Financial incentives for chief executive officers (CEOs) are thought to motivate them to lead their company toward achieving important business objectives. In the first systematic review of all ...

Despite its central role in the theory of incentives, empirical evidence of a trade-off between risk and incentives remains scarce. We reexamine this trade-off in a workplace lab environment and find ...

Medication and behavioural interventions help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) better maintain attention and self control by normalising activity in the same brain systems ...

Urologists in a group practice or alternative payment model perform better under Medicare’s value-based care program compared with individual urologists, a study found. Urologists in group practices ...

Government regulations affect drug development, often prolonging the process, but they ensure safety and efficacy to protect ...