Ateev Mehrotra, MD

With effective methods of promoting telemedicine yet to be established, new risk-based payment models offer the greatest potential for telemedicine's effective and efficient use.

Patient financial incentives are a potential mechanism to improve health. In a South African health plan, a patient incentive program is associated with increased prevention.

The authors describe several simple changes that health plans can make in the design of pay-for-performance programs that may improve their effectiveness.