The effects of pay-for-performance programs on health, health care use, and processes of care: a systematic review
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 …
To update and expand a prior review examining the effects of P4P programs targeted at the …
The role of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in the care of long-term conditions: a systematic review
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 …
has been suggested that the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), a primary care pay …
Which hospitalisations are ambulatory care-sensitive, to what degree, and how could the rates be reduced? Results of a group consensus study in Germany
L Sundmacher, D Fischbach, W Schuettig, C Naumann… - Health policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Much has been written lately regarding hospitalisations for ambulatory care-
sensitive conditions (ACSH) and their strengths and weaknesses as a quality management …
sensitive conditions (ACSH) and their strengths and weaknesses as a quality management …
Safer prescribing—a trial of education, informatics, and financial incentives
T Dreischulte, P Donnan, A Grant… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background High-risk prescribing and preventable drug-related complications are common
in primary care. We evaluated whether the rates of high-risk prescribing by primary care …
in primary care. We evaluated whether the rates of high-risk prescribing by primary care …
Quality and Outcomes Framework: what have we learnt?
M Roland, B Guthrie - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Quality and Outcomes Framework: what have we learnt? Page 1 Quality and Outcomes
Framework: what have we learnt? OPEN ACCESS Martin Roland and Bruce Guthrie assess the …
Framework: what have we learnt? OPEN ACCESS Martin Roland and Bruce Guthrie assess the …
Long-term evidence for the effect of pay-for-performance in primary care on mortality in the UK: a population study
Background Introduced in 2004, the UK's Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is the
world's largest primary care pay-for-performance programme. We tested whether the QOF …
world's largest primary care pay-for-performance programme. We tested whether the QOF …
Associations between extending access to primary care and emergency department visits: a difference-in-differences analysis
Background Health services across the world increasingly face pressures on the use of
expensive hospital services. Better organisation and delivery of primary care has the …
expensive hospital services. Better organisation and delivery of primary care has the …
Multimorbidity combinations, costs of hospital care and potentially preventable emergency admissions in England: A cohort study
Background Patients with multimorbidities have the greatest healthcare needs and generate
the highest expenditure in the health system. There is an increasing focus on identifying …
the highest expenditure in the health system. There is an increasing focus on identifying …
A systematic review of the magnitude and cause of geographic variation in unplanned hospital admission rates and length of stay for ambulatory care sensitive …
J Busby, S Purdy, W Hollingworth - BMC health services research, 2015 - Springer
Background Unplanned hospital admissions place a large and increasing strain on
healthcare budgets worldwide. Many admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions …
healthcare budgets worldwide. Many admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions …
Design and effects of outcome-based payment models in healthcare: a systematic review
FP Vlaanderen, MA Tanke, BR Bloem, MJ Faber… - The European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Outcome-based payment models (OBPMs) might solve the shortcomings of fee-
for-service or diagnostic-related group (DRG) models using financial incentives based on …
for-service or diagnostic-related group (DRG) models using financial incentives based on …