Background A vast amount of literature on effects of pay-for-performance (P4P) in health
care has been published. However, the evidence has become fragmented and it has …

Background The use of blended payment schemes in primary care, including the use of
financial incentives to directly reward 'performance'and 'quality'is increasing in a number of …

Objective To determine the impact of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program—
the US pay for performance program introduced by Medicare to incentivize higher quality …

Pay for performance (P4P) is increasingly being used to stimulate healthcare providers to
improve their performance. However, evidence on P4P effectiveness remains inconclusive …

Background: Research rankings based on bibliometrics today dominate governance in
academia and determine careers in universities. Method: Analytical approach to capture the …

Background Pay for performance (P4P) incentive schemes are increasingly used world-wide
to improve health system performance but results of evaluations vary considerably. A …

This article reviews the literature on the use of financial incentives to improve the provision
of value-based health care. Eighty studies of 44 schemes from 10 countries were reviewed …

Background: Numerous studies have examined the impacts of pay-for-performance
programs, yet little is known about their long-term effects on health care expenses …

Introduction Providing cost-effective, accessible, high quality patient care is a challenge to
governments and health care delivery systems across the globe. In response to this …

In Canada, there is a care gap between the clinical goals outlined in evidence-based
guidelines for diabetes management and actual clinical practice 1, 2. Since almost 80% of …