Background: The benefits of pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are uncertain. Purpose:
To update and expand a prior review examining the effects of P4P programs targeted at the …

PURPOSE Primary care practices in the United Kingdom have received substantial financial
rewards for achieving standards set out in the Quality and Outcomes Framework since April …

Background Polypharmacy is common in older people and associated with potential harms.
The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of an older multimorbid population …

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 Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern, driven by overuse of
antibiotics. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a national antimicrobial stewardship …

Background: Pay-for-performance (P4P) is increasingly touted as a means to improve health
care quality. Purpose: To evaluate the effect of P4P remuneration targeting individual health …

Objectives To assess the impact of the 2015/16 NHS England Quality Premium (which
provided a financial incentive for Clinical Commissioning Groups to reduce antibiotic …

Background Outpatient care facilities provide a variety of basic healthcare services to
individuals who do not require hospitalisation or institutionalisation, and are usually the …

Context Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) allows a practitioner to administer or prescribe
medication for the purpose of ending a patient's life. In 2016, Canada was the latest country …

Background The proportion of total healthcare expenditures spent on drugs has continued to
grow in countries of all income categories. Policy‐makers are under pressure to control …