McGuire, Thomas G.Richardson, Samuel Starr2013-10-182013-10-182013Richardson, Samuel Starr. 2013. Quality-based payment in health care: Theory and practice. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11142http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11181124Quality-based payment in healthcare—also known as pay-for-performance—is a popular policy intervention aimed at improving healthcare quality. However, there has been little theoretical work characterizing the underlying quality problem or the interaction between pay-for-performance and existing payment mechanisms. Furthermore, there is little empirical evidence that pay-for-performance has a substantial effect on healthcare quality.en-USEconomicsHealth care managementPublic policyHealth care qualityPay-for-performancePayment incentivesThesis or Dissertation2013-10-18