Do physician organizations located in lower socioeconomic status areas score lower on pay-for-performance measures?

Background: Physician organizations (POs)--independent practice associations and medical groups--located in lower socioeconomic status (SES) areas may score poorly in pay-for-performance (P4P) programs.

Objective: To examine the association between PO location and P4P performance.

Design: Cross-sectional study; Integrated Healthcare Association's (IHA's) P4P Program, the largest non-governmental, multi-payer program for POs in the U.