Impact of using administrative vs. chart-abstracted data on calculations of financial incentives for health care providers in a pay-for-performance program
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Background: Pay-for-performance programs often rely on claims and other administrative data sources, but it is not clear whether these data accurately reflect information contained in patients’ medical records. To evaluate the impact of using administrative data on the calculation of financial incentives in a study of pay for performance, we compared the calculation of financial incentives based upon administrative data with calculations using data collected via chart review to reward use of guidelinerecommended antihypertensive medications.
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