A longitudinal examination of a pay-for-performance program for diabetes care: Evidence from a natural experiment

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-116

  Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a   Lee, Tai Ti ^b   Chen, Chi Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; evaluation; pay for performance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862921548     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31822d5d36     Document Type: Article

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