Survey Reveals P4P Program Discrepancies

A recent survey conducted by Health Industry Insights, an IDC company, reveals a major disconnect between healthcare payers' pay for performance

June 24, 2011

A recent survey conducted by Health Industry Insights, an IDC company, reveals a major disconnect between healthcare payers' pay for performance (P4P) program objectives and provider incentives and technology investment.

According to the Framingham, Mass.-based consultancy, the survey's key findings include:

70 percent of respondents claim to have a P4P program that actively promotes physician technology adoption to improve healthcare quality and safety, yet only 33 percent actually implement physician technology adoption as a P4P incentive, with less than 37 percent reporting active investment or sponsorship of these initiatives.
35 percent of health plans implement P4P programs across all of their product lines.
Of the single-product P4P programs, HMOs take the lead with 40 percent of respondents reporting a P4P program in place.
60 percent of respondents indicate having a dedicated budget for a P4P program.
83 percent of respondents report 'improving clinical outcomes' as the criteria most-often used for assessment.