Travelling models and the challenge of pragmatic contexts and practical norms: the case of maternal health

JP Olivier de Sardan, A Diarra, M Moha - Health research policy and …, 2017 - Springer
As in other areas of international development, we are witnessing the proliferation of
'traveling models' developed by international experts and introduced in an almost identical …

Performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: isn't it time for a rethink?

E Paul, L Albert, BNS Bisala, O Bodson, E Bonnet… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
This paper questions the view that performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector is
an effective, efficient and equitable approach to improving the performance of health …

How are pay-for-performance schemes in healthcare designed in low-and middle-income countries? Typology and systematic literature review

RJ Kovacs, T Powell-Jackson, SR Kristensen… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Pay for performance (P4P) schemes provide financial incentives to health
workers or facilities based on the achievement of pre-specified performance targets and …

Opening the 'black box'of performance-based financing in low-and lower middle-income countries: a review of the literature

D Renmans, N Holvoet, CG Orach… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Although performance-based financing (PBF) receives increasing attention in the literature,
a lot remains unknown about the exact mechanisms triggered by PBF arrangements. This …

[HTML][HTML] A realist review to assess for whom, under what conditions and how pay for performance programmes work in low-and middle-income countries

NS Singh, RJ Kovacs, R Cassidy, SR Kristensen… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions
aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with and without solid organ transplantation—A Danish nationwide cohort study

M Overvad, A Koch, B Jespersen, F Gustafsson… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection,
hospitalization and death, and the effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in solid organ transplant …

Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries

K Diaconu, J Falconer, A Verbel… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is growing interest in paying for performance (P4P) as a means to align
the incentives of healthcare providers with public health goals. Rigorous evidence on the …

Performance bonuses and the quality of primary health care delivered by family health teams in Brazil: A difference-in-differences analysis

N Fardousi, E Nunes da Silva, R Kovacs, J Borghi… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Pay-for-performance (P4P) programmes to incentivise health providers to
improve quality of care have been widely implemented globally. Despite intuitive appeal …

[HTML][HTML] Performance-based financing to increase utilization of maternal health services: evidence from Burkina Faso

M Steenland, PJ Robyn, P Compaore, M Kabore… - SSM-population …, 2017 - Elsevier
Performance-based financing (PBF) programs are increasingly implemented in low and
middle-income countries to improve health service quality and utilization. In April 2011, a …

Performance-based financing in Africa: time to test measures for equity

V Ridde, L Gautier… - … Journal of Health …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past 15 years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in reforms
founded on performance-based financing (PBF) in low-and middle-income countries. While …