Using quality oncology practice initiative metrics for physician incentive compensation.

Purpose: To demonstrate the use of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) measures as part of a financial incentive plan for an academic health center-based hematology-oncology division.

Methods: An 11-member QOPI-certified hematology-oncology division participated in a pilot variable compensation (VC) plan with group-specific targets selected based on prior below-average performance. Twenty percent of overall VC was linked to success in two QOPI categories: completion of treatment summaries within 90 days of end of chemotherapy and assessment of patients' emotional well-being by second office visit.

An integrated model of gay men's depressive symptoms.

A model of depressive symptoms in gay men is tested that links gender-related personality traits (agency and unmitigated communion) to peer harassment, self-discrepancies in agency, and cold-submissive interpersonal behavior, all of which were reported in previous research to contribute to depression. A sample of 510 gay men was recruited through the Internet. The integrated model was tested using half of the sample and validated with the other half.