PMID- 10152699
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19960117
LR  - 20181130
IS  - 0198-7097 (Print)
IS  - 0198-7097 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 4
DP  - 1995 Fall
TI  - Gainsharing: providing incentives for process improvement.
PG  - 46-51
AB  - Gainsharing links pay for performance with employee involvement in improving 
      operations. As operational performance improves, employees share financially in 
      the gain. A successful gainsharing program addresses two primary issues: employee 
      involvement and the formula for bonus payout. The formula must be simple and 
      understandable, and the employees must see clearly how they can influence the 
      probability of a payout. In 1995 Boulder Community Hospital (BCH) instituted a 
      gainsharing program called "Encore! Quality Share." A design team consisting of 
      employees from all levels of the organization developed the plan. "Team norms" 
      encourage group discussion without regard to the institutional power of team 
      members and call for consensus when making decisions. Major components of the 
      gainsharing plan include standardized cost measurement per patient discharge, 
      quality control feedback through patient surveys and designated quality levels 
      for adjusting the amount of payout. The plan was introduced through educational 
      seminars for employees. Quality improvement training and new employee orientation 
      now include presentations on Quality Share. Early indications show that BCH's 
      gainsharing program is a success. Significant payouts were made to employees at 
      the end of the first and second quarters. Because success in the first two 
      quarters seemed relatively easy to attain, safeguards against complacency are now 
      being discussed.
FAU - Hopkins, M E
AU  - Hopkins ME
AD  - Boulder Community Hospital, CO, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Radiol Manage
JT  - Radiology management
JID - 8001971
MH  - Colorado
MH  - *Employee Incentive Plans
MH  - Employment
MH  - Hospitals, Community/organization & administration/standards
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Management Quality Circles
MH  - Organizational Culture
MH  - Personnel Administration, Hospital/*methods
MH  - Personnel, Hospital
MH  - Psychology, Industrial
MH  - Workforce
EDAT- 1996/03/03 00:00
MHDA- 1996/03/03 00:01
CRDT- 1996/03/03 00:00
PHST- 1996/03/03 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/03/03 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1996/03/03 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Radiol Manage. 1995 Fall;17(4):46-51.