Randomized Controlled Cluster Trial of Resident Pay for Performance and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Status unconfirmed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a pay for performance model in contrast to the traditional "fee for service" model may improve the number of patients discharged being treated in accordance with Joint Commission on Health Care JCAHO (a non-for profit organization that accredits health care organizations) standards and standard of care for management of hyperlipidemia In this study the investigators will evaluate these two models by training resident physicians (doctors in training) on JCAHO core measures and specific criteria related to accepted standard of care for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. The physicians will be randomized to a pay for performance or a fee for service model. Then a medical record review will be performed on patient records that received a discharge diagnosis of myocardial infarction or heart failure and were cared for by the physician subjects

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01590290

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

38

Starts

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Physician inclusion: Resident physician on the Acute Cardiology Service, the Coronary Care Unit, or the General Medicine Service at the University of Virginia
• Patient inclusion: discharge diagnosis of heart failure or myocardial infarction.

You may not qualify if…

• Residents that are part of the study team

Where it is running

• University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (enrolling)

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