When metrics become medicine: The ethical tightrope of pay-for-performance in dermatology

Michael J. Diaz, Jasmine T. Tran, Jane M. Grant-Kels

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1420
Published: 2026-02
Container: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1420,
  title = {When metrics become medicine: The ethical tightrope of pay-for-performance in dermatology},
  author = {Michael J. Diaz and Jasmine T. Tran and Jane M. Grant-Kels},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1420},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1420}
}

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Diaz, M. J., Tran, J. T., & Grant-Kels, J. M. (2026). When metrics become medicine: The ethical tightrope of pay-for-performance in dermatology. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1420

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