Looking for an easy way to acquaint your team with "pay-for-performance" (P4P)? Introducing the P4P Audio Conference CD Box Set. These highly rated, executive-level telebriefings on CD are ideal for low cost, affordable team training.

The boxed set is regularly priced at $426.00, but now it's $299.00. You save 30 percent!

The programs feature four early adopter insiders providing details, metrics, payment structure, characteristics of successful programs, design principles and what's working in three hours of high-level management discussion on details on pay for performance. Each program is 90 minutes long and includes a 30-minute question and answer session. The CDs also contain visual supplements.

Over the past 3 years, millions of dollars have been awarded to physicians as quality improvement incentives. Health plans are “rushing” to develop performance-related physician incentive programs. And CMS has now introduced its own incentive demonstration for medicine. Managed care is widely embracing this initiative, while physicians remain skeptical.

Is there a "right way" to get physician buy-in of pay-for-performance (P4P)? What makes for an effective outcomes-based incentive program? How is a "P4P" program implemented? What do health plans want in a provider performance program? What are the categories for physician incentives and hospital measures?

"Pay for Performance: How Millions of Dollars in Physician Bonus Incentives Linked to Improving Quality of Care May Be the Answer for Managed Care"

Learn about available P4P programs: what employers want – what health plans want, and how to deal with the top ten P4P pitfalls. Review incentive examples and best practices; and get a preview of the next generation of incentive programs.

Speaker Panel:

Beau Carter, Health Policy and Strategy Consultant for Med-Vantage, Inc. Mr. Carter was the executive director of IHA when IHA spearheaded the P4P effort.

Dr. Jeff Kamil, MD, Vice President and Medical director of quality management for WellPoint's Blue Cross of California. Dr. Kamil and Blue Cross of California launched P4P with IHA.

Topics Covered: Overview of currently available physician incentive programs; What's working today; Characteristics of successful programs; Details on new quality of care and patient satisfaction programs; Sources for assistance in setting up a P4P program; Where P4P is headed.

“Getting It Right: Design Principles For Outcomes-Based Physician Incentive Compensation” brings you the “insiders” who worked on developing consensus among 200 physicians.

Speaker Panel:

Dr. Jim Pope, Chief Medical Officer, American Healthways

Dr. Fred Brancati, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Director of the Johns Hopkins Outcomes Evaluating Program

Topics Covered: What an effective P4P program should include; Design principles; Accountability, payment structure; Sets of metrics; Involving patients in program development and assessment; Evaluation/outcomes measure; what’s working now; What the future may hold for P4P

What Participants of the “live” conferences had to say:

"Excellent and painless way to keep current on P4P." Larry Zbanek, Health Management Association

"Learned a great deal - easy way to learn while having lunch at my desk." Jenny McGee, Vice President, HealthShare Technology, Inc.

"Good presentation on hard copy" Senior Medical Director, Group Health Inc.

"Speakers were on point"

"Very complete. Balance of high level concepts with front-line experience."

“(Included a) good example of pilot program."

"A decent overview of P4P."

"Good and knowledgeable speakers."

Who Will Benefit From the P4P Audio Conference Boxed Set:

Health plans and providers, CEOs, CFOs, PHO and IPA and medical staff leadership, employers, human resource benefit managers, medical directors, employer health plan decision makers, network development and provider services directors, strategic planners, utilization management, MCO plans, healthcare management, TPAs, network managers, physician practice management company executives, medical management directors, analysts, implementer consultants, account services and administration executives and ancillary products managers.

How the Audio Conferences Work:

Each audio conference lasts 90 minutes. This includes about 30 minutes for the question and answer period. "Attend" these programs right in your office and enjoy significant savings: no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient!