The Claim

Primary care physicians with higher annual patient visit volumes are more likely to support financial incentives for physicians and to prefer models that share incentives between physicians and patients, with 55% of high-volume physicians agreeing with physician incentives compared to 35% of lower-volume physicians (P < 0.01).

Source: Physician attitudes toward participating in a financial incentive program for LDL reduction are associated with patient outcomes.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
68score
Challenges
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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Doctors who see more patients each year are more likely to like the idea of getting paid extra for good care — and they also prefer sharing those bonuses with their patients.

See the scientific wording

Primary care physicians with higher annual patient visit volumes are more likely to support financial incentives for physicians and to prefer sharing incentives between physicians and patients, with 55% of high-volume physicians agreeing with physician incentives versus 35% of lower-volume physicians (P < 0.01).

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Physician attitudes toward participating in a financial incentive program for LDL reduction are associated with patient outcomes.

    The study looks at whether doctors like the idea of getting paid more for helping patients lower their bad cholesterol, and the claim says busier doctors are more in favor—this study supports that idea.

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