PEDIATRICS Vol. 81 No. 5 May 1988, pp. 744
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JOHN J. FERRY MD1 and IRWIN E. REDLENER MD1

1 The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10021

To the Editor.—

That physicians in training were motivated by the method of reimbursement to influence the use of out-patient services by their patients is a noteworthy, albeit not startling, finding (Pediatrics 1987;80:344-350). Our department has struggled with whether to attempt such an experiment to answer the authors' and other questions in recent years. We have not done so because of the strongly held opinions of some faculty members that to use financial incentives during the period of training is inappropriate.