Payments to Physicians in the Permanente Medical Group

摘要

The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) in Northern California contracts with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to provide comprehensive medical care to Health Plan members within the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their associated medical offices. Payments to TPMG physicians include a basic monthly income which is supplemented by fringe benefits, a pension plan, and an incentive compensation plan linked to the financial success of the Kaiser Permanente program in the region. Kaiser Permanente operates under an annual operating budget formulated by managers of all professional and administrative departments. The review of the Northern California Region of Kaiser Permanente, an organization derived from a union of industry and medicine, attempts to analyze factors influencing its success, with special consideration to payments to TPMG physicians.