Primary health care quality indicators: an umbrella review

A Ramalho, P Castro, M Goncalves-Pinho, J Teixeira… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Nowadays, evaluating the quality of health services, especially in primary health care (PHC),
is increasingly important. In a historical perspective, the Department of Health (United …

The effectiveness of payment for performance in health care: a meta-analysis and exploration of variation in outcomes

YK Ogundeji, JM Bland, TA Sheldon - Health Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Pay for performance (P4P) incentive schemes are increasingly used world-wide
to improve health system performance but results of evaluations vary considerably. A …

Does the implementation of an incentive scheme increase adherence to diabetes guidelines? A retrospective cohort study of managed care enrollees

R Farcher, SM Graber, N Thüring, E Blozik… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background A novel incentive scheme based on a joint agreement of a large Swiss health
insurance with 56 physician networks was implemented in 2018. This study evaluated the …

Primary care doctors' assessment of and preferences on their remuneration: Evidence from Greek public sector

S Karakolias, C Kastanioti… - … : The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite numerous studies on primary care doctors' remuneration and their job satisfaction,
few of them have quantified their views and preferences on certain types of remuneration …

Funding and remuneration of interdisciplinary primary care teams in Canada: a conceptual framework and application

WD Wranik, SM Haydt, A Katz, AR Levy… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Reliance on interdisciplinary teams in the delivery of primary care is on the rise.
Funding bodies strive to design financial environments that support collaboration between …

The impact of primary health care reform on hospital emergency department overcrowding: Evidence from the Portuguese reform

A Almeida, J Vales - The International journal of health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Context The reduction in inappropriate utilization of hospitals' emergency departments (EDs)
is usually an important objective of primary health care (PHC) reforms. Existing literature …

Effects of pay-for-performance for primary care physicians on diabetes outcomes in single-payer health systems: a systematic review

N Gupta, HM Ayles - The European Journal of Health Economics, 2019 - Springer
Background Although pay-for-performance (P4P) for diabetes care is increasingly common,
evidence of its effectiveness in improving population health and health system sustainability …

Funding models and medical dominance in interdisciplinary primary care teams: qualitative evidence from three Canadian provinces

WD Wranik, SM Haydt - Human Resources for Health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Primary care in Canada is the first point of entry for patients needing
specialized services, the fundamental source of care for those living with chronic illness, and …

Factors associated with practice-level performance indicators in primary health care in Hungary: A nationwide cross-sectional study

N Kovács, A Pálinkás, V Sipos, A Nagy… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The performance of general practitioners (GPs) is frequently assessed without considering
the factors causing variability among general medical practices (GMPs). Our cross-sectional …

The effects of structure, process and outcome incentives on primary care referrals to a national prevention programme

E McManus, J Elliott, R Meacock, P Wilson… - Health …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite widespread use, evidence is sparse on whether financial incentives in healthcare
should be linked to structure, process or outcome. We examine the impact of different …