The study, which presented findings from the HSC 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, reported physicians paid a fixed salary may communicate with patients more generally because they can afford to devote time to activities that are not directly reimbursed.
Physicians who face practice revenue or productivity incentives, on the other hand, may be more likely to focus their time on compensated activities.
Read the Center for Studying Health System Change study on physician e-mail use.
Read more on compensation:
–5 Ways to Make the Pay-for-Performance Transition Smoother
–Pilot Project on Physician Compensation to Receive Federal Funding
