Pay-for-Performance Programs in Family Practices in the United Kingdom
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 26 July 2006
Tim Doran, Catherine Fullwood, Hugh Gravelle, David Reeves, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Urara Hiroeh
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English family practices attained high levels of achievement in the first year of the new pay-for-performance contract, and a small number of practices appear to have achieved high scores by excluding large numbers of patients by exception reporting.
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English family practices attained high levels of achievement in the first year of the new pay-for-performance contract. A small number of practices appear to have achieved high scores by excluding large numbers of patients by exception reporting. More research is needed to determine whether these practices are excluding patients for sound clinical reasons or in order to increase income.
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