Background Financial incentives have been suggested to be effective in increasing the
quality and efficiency of drug prescribing. Concern has been raised in relation to potential …

Abstract Background. The 2004 General Medical Services (GMS) contract introduced
financial incentives for the management of chronic illnesses in 10 clinical areas. The effect of …

Objective: To examine the prescribing incentive schemes used by primary care groups
(PCGs); to determine the prescribing indicators used under these schemes; and to assess …

European policy makers have increasingly moved from primarily focusing on supply-side
regulation of pharmaceutical costs to offering incentives for providers' prescribing behavior …

Objective To develop quality prescribing indicators for general practitioners (GPs) who are
non-monitored and not included in pay-for-performance programs, and to determine …

Abstract Methods Primary care organizations (PCOs) in England are required to run a
prescribing incentive scheme. The average payment received by general practitioners (GPs) …

Introduction: Medicines have made an appreciable contribution to improving patient care in
recent years. However, European and other countries are increasingly struggling to fund …

Primary Care Groups and Trusts in England (Primary Care Organisations, or PCOs) are
required to operate a prescribing incentive scheme. Little is known about their development …

Abstract The Audit Commission endorsed the role of the prescribing adviser in promoting
safe, rational and cost‐effective prescribing by general medical practitioners (GPs) …

Background—It is difficult to put research findings into clinical practice by either guidelines
or prescription feedback. Aim—To study the effect on the quality of prescribing by a …