What happens when pay for performance stops?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Guthrie, Bruce ^a   Morales, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY AND OUTCOME FRAMEWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84896723544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1413     Document Type: Editorial

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