Background Funders encourage lay‐volunteer inclusion in research. There are controversy
and resistance, given concerns of role confusion, exploratory methods, and limited evidence …

Context Recent public outcry has highlighted the rising cost of prescription drugs worldwide,
which in several disease areas outpaces other health care expenditures and results in a …

This study examines employee evaluations of HR practices (HRPs), which are a critical and
yet underexplored antecedent of their effectiveness. Drawing on the Job Demands …

Policy Points: Our study indicates that there are opportunities for cost savings in generic
drug markets in Europe and the United States. Regulators should make it easier for generic …

Background Improving care for people with long-term conditions is central to NHS policy. It
has been suggested that the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), a primary care pay …

Background Computerised clinical decision support (CDS) can potentially better inform
decisions, and it can help with the management of information overload. It is perceived to be …

Importance Significant controversy exists regarding whether physicians factor personal
financial considerations into their clinical decision making. Within oncology, several …

Objectives To describe trends and geographical variation in prescribing of trimethoprim and
nitrofurantoin to treat urinary tract infections, to describe variation in implementing guideline …

Poor medication practices and inadequate system infrastructure—resulting in poor
adherence, medication-related harms, and medication errors—too often results in patient …

Purpose The use of pay for performance (P4P) as an instrument to incentivise quality
improvements in health care is at a crossroads in high-income countries but has remained a …