Pay-for-performance programs: Do they improve the quality of primary care?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 989-991

  Wright, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Health care economics; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84871160420     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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