Open AccessIncentive-Based Primary Care: Cost and Utilization Analysis
Author(s) -
Marcus J. Hollander,
Helena Kadlec
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/15-045
Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , health care , payment , incentive program , emergency medicine , pay for performance , family medicine , medical emergency , finance , business , economics , microeconomics , economic growth
In its fee-for-service funding model for primary care, British Columbia, Canada, introduced incentive payments to general practitioners as pay for performance for providing enhanced, guidelines-based care to patients with chronic conditions. Evaluation of the program was conducted at the health care system level.
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