Capitation, salary, fee-for-service and mixed systems of payment: effects on the behaviour of primary care physicians

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2011, Issue 10, 2000, Pages

  Gosden, Toby ^a   Forland, Frode ^b   Kristiansen, Ivar ^c   Sutton, Matthew ^d   Leese, Brenda ^a   Giuffrida, Antonio ^e   Sergison, Michelle ^f   Pedersen, Lone ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Helsetilsynet i Oslo og Akershus   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^f HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SALARY; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CAPITATION FEE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; FEE; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD;

CAPITATION FEE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEES, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84921432828     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002215     Document Type: Article

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