Successes and failures of pay for performance in the United Kingdom

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 1944-1949

  Roland, Martin ^a   Campbell, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL INDICATOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84900332549     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1316051     Document Type: Article

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