… (GPs) in the UK This paper examines the impact of financial incentives on GPs’ behaviour
… Changes in per-item fees over the period 196689 appear to have had little effect on the …

… This study also compared the effect of bonus payments on hospital utilization, but these …
employed in community health centres; 69 physicians of Family Medicine Centres who are …

… (prescriptions for the acceptable actions within a given occupation) … Second, we study the
effect of fee changes on service … The pay system includes feeper-item, fee-per-patient and a …

… the effects on general practitioners' activities ofa change in their remuneration from a capitation
based system to a mixed fee per item … demand"2 and doctors' behaviour with respect to …

… extent physicians react to a reduction in remuneration per item of … The aim of this study was
to estimate the income effect of fee … that we could have observed behaviour in the direction of …

… system and the effect that these will have on general practitioners’ behaviour. Whether the
… Culyer noted that the effect of per-item fees on general practitioners’ behaviour has not …

… general practitioners (GPs) has been changed; a practice allowance component has been
replaced by a capitation component and the fee-per-item … of ethically acceptable conduct. This …

… general practice influences GP behaviour is crucial if incentives provided are to encourage
efficient medical practice … Yule, 1992, The effect of per-item fees on the behaviour of general …

… of medicines paid by the patient is an important influence on their behaviour.’ In Sweden…
charges for medicines in this context include both the prescription charge per item, and the costs …

… The increase in average cost per item was 4-8% for dispensing fundholders, 5-3%for non-…
, our study shows that general practitioners will modify their prescribing behaviour if offered …