Effect of paying for performance on utilisation, quality, and user costs of health services in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study

P Binyaruka, E Patouillard, T Powell-Jackson, G Greco… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite widespread implementation across Africa, there is limited evidence of
the effect of payment for performance (P4P) schemes in low income countries on the …

Who benefits from increased service utilisation? Examining the distributional effects of payment for performance in Tanzania

P Binyaruka, B Robberstad, G Torsvik… - International Journal for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Payment for performance (P4P) strategies, which provide financial incentives to
health workers and/or facilities for reaching pre-defined performance targets, can improve …

Protocol for the evaluation of a pay for performance programme in Pwani region in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study

J Borghi, I Mayumana, I Mashasi, P Binyaruka… - Implementation …, 2013 - Springer
Background The use of supply-side incentives to increase health service utilisation and
enhance service quality is gaining momentum in many low-and middle-income countries …

Paying primary health care centers for performance in Rwanda

P Basinga, PJ Gertler, A Binagwaho… - World Bank Policy …, 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
Paying for performance (P4P) provides financial incentives for providers to increase the use
and quality of care. P4P can affect health care by providing incentives for providers to put …

Improving quality of care through payment for performance: examining effects on the availability and stock‐out of essential medical commodities in Tanzania

P Binyaruka, J Borghi - Tropical Medicine & International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effects of payment for performance (P4P) on the availability and
stock‐out rate of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) medical …

Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation

P Basinga, PJ Gertler, A Binagwaho, ALB Soucat… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Evidence about the best methods with which to accelerate progress towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals is urgently needed. We assessed the effect of …

Improving health systems performance in low-and middle-income countries: a system dynamics model of the pay-for-performance initiative in Afghanistan

O Alonge, S Lin, T Igusa… - Health Policy and Planning, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract System dynamics methods were used to explore effective implementation pathways
for improving health systems performance through pay-for-performance (P4P) schemes. A …

When incentives work too well: locally implemented pay for performance (P4P) and adverse sanctions towards home birth in Tanzania-a qualitative study

V Chimhutu, I Lindkvist, S Lange - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background Despite limited evidence of its effectiveness, performance-based payments
(P4P) are seen by leading policymakers as a potential solution to the slow progress in …

Pay for performance: an analysis of the context of implementation in a pilot project in Tanzania

AE Olafsdottir, I Mayumana, I Mashasi, I Njau… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Pay for performance schemes are increasingly being implemented in low
income countries to improve health service coverage and quality. This paper describes the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the maternal and child health system response to payment for performance in Tanzania using a causal loop diagram approach

R Cassidy, A Tomoaia-Cotisel, AR Semwanga… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Payment for performance (P4P) has been employed in low and middle-income (LMIC)
countries to improve quality and coverage of maternal and child health (MCH) services …