Pay for Performance in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine—Will the Quality of Health Care Improve in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? A Business Model for Improving Outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit  Alan R. Spitzer, MD  Clinics in Perinatology  Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 167-177 (March 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2010.01.010 Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Outcome variation in late-onset sepsis in 190 neonatal practices. This figure illustrates the frequency of late-onset neonatal sepsis in a series of 190 neonatal practices during a 1-year period. Late-onset sepsis referred to infants who demonstrated infection after 1 week of life. The incidence of infection ranges from 2% to 18% in nurseries that manage patients beyond this age. Clinics in Perinatology 2010 37, 167-177DOI: (10.1016/j.clp.2010.01.010) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions