Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme
Lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9262196 |
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| Authors | Matthew Harris (0000-0002-8201-5817, Imperial College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 577-582 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0034-89102012000300021 |
| OpenAlex | W4242211801 |
| SciELO | S0034-89102012000300021 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
OBJECTIVE: Payment for performance financial incentive schemes reward doctors based on the quality and the outcomes of their treatment. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health is looking to scale up its use in public hospitals and some municipalities are developing payment for performance schemes even for the Family Health Programme. In this article the Quality and Outcomes Framework used in the UK since 2004 is discussed, as well as its experience to elaborate some important lessons that Brazilian municipalities should consider before embarking on payment for performance scheme in primary care settings
Business · Christian ministry · Economics · Family medicine · Geography · Incentive · Payment · Political science · Primary care · Public economics · Quality (philosophy) · Scale (ratio) · Finance · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
| Highly cited | No |
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