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Engaging residents and fellows to improve institution-wide quality: the first six years of a novel financial incentive program.
April 30, 2014
Vidyarthi A, Green AL, Rosenbluth G, et al. Acad Med. 2014;89(3):460-8.
This retrospective study found that providing resident and fellow physicians with a financial incentive to meet inpatient quality improvement goals led to enhanced patient safety processes, such as hospital-to-home transitions and timely completion of discharge summaries. These findings highlight a need for broader implementation of trainee incentives as part of quality improvement.
