Implementation of pay for performance in primary care: A qualitative study 8 years after introduction

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 611, 2013, Pages

  Lester, Helen ^a   Matharu, Tatum ^a   Mohammed, Mohammed A ^a   Lester, David ^b   Foskett Tharby, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services research; Pay for performance; Primary health care; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84878451543     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X668203     Document Type: Article

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