Developing clinical research incentives for academic oncologists

Randall F. Holcombe, Krista Hollinger

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Abstract

Incentive plans can be developed to promote clinical research activities for academic oncologists. Such plans encourage faculty to devote the necessary time and effort to enroll patients in clinical trials. It is crucial to decide what types of activities will be incentivized and to define expectations at the outset. An incentive program requires resources that should remain stable over time. A resource allocation ideally would be indexed to a level of clinical research activity so that, as activity increases, more funding is available for distribution as incentives. Most academic oncologists are familiar with incentive-based reimbursement for clinical activities; a similar structure for academic pursuits such as clinical research can be incorporated into, or used in conjunction with, a clinical incentive plan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-214
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Medical Practice Management
Volume30
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2014

Keywords

  • Clinical research
  • Incentive plan
  • Physician reimbursement

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