New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 428 citations · 25 references
Public AffairsHealth PolicyHealth Services AdministrationHealth Services ResearchHealthcare Quality ImprovementPrimary CareHealth Care QualityPrimary Care FinancingPrimary Care Quality ImprovementPrimary Health CareQuality Of CareStandard Of CareIncentive Program ImplementationPay For Performance EvaluationPay-for-performance In Primary CarePay-for-performance MeasurementPrimary Care ExpenditurePrimary Care InvestmentPrimary Care Quality MeasurementPrimary Care Service Quality
In 2004, the United Kingdom invested $3.2 billion in a new program to reward general practitioners for the delivery of high-quality care. The authors examine longitudinal data on quality and report that the incentive program may have prompted a modest improvement in the quality of care for two of the three chronic conditions they studied. Copyright © 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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