As the saying goes, you generally get what you pay for. Healthcare financing companies and
government programs currently pay healthcare providers for performing surgeries, running tests, filling
prescriptions, and conducting visits with patients. With interest in helping the healthcare industry be more
focused on healthy outcomes and delivering quality results for an efficient cost, payment mechanisms
may need to change dramatically to reflect these goals.
This session will discuss successes and failures of pay-for-performance programs, and present
developing thinking around new incentive systems designed to pay for positive health outcomes.
Attendees will be exposed to data on programs that have been tested, and hear new thinking that could
springboard the development of pay-for-performance mechanisms in their companies.