Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework
OBJECTIVE: Payment for performance financial incentive schemes reward doctors based on the quality and the outcomes of their treatment. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health is looking to scale up its use in public hospitals and some municipalities are developing payment for performance schemes even for...
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| description | OBJECTIVE: Payment for performance financial incentive schemes reward doctors based on the quality and the outcomes of their treatment. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health is looking to scale up its use in public hospitals and some municipalities are developing payment for performance schemes even for the Family Health Programme. In this article the Quality and Outcomes Framework used in the UK since 2004 is discussed, as well as its experience to elaborate some important lessons that Brazilian municipalities should consider before embarking on payment for performance scheme in primary care settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9a48ecf2b244ee3a0809c16018df01e2022-12-22T01:19:24ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-8787463577582S0034-89102012000300021Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes FrameworkMatthew Harris0Imperial College LondonOBJECTIVE: Payment for performance financial incentive schemes reward doctors based on the quality and the outcomes of their treatment. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health is looking to scale up its use in public hospitals and some municipalities are developing payment for performance schemes even for the Family Health Programme. In this article the Quality and Outcomes Framework used in the UK since 2004 is discussed, as well as its experience to elaborate some important lessons that Brazilian municipalities should consider before embarking on payment for performance scheme in primary care settings.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000300021&lng=en&tlng=enphysicians, primary carefamily health programmotivationrewardquality assurance, health care |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Harris Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework Revista de Saúde Pública physicians, primary care family health program motivation reward quality assurance, health care |
| title | Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework |
| title_full | Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework |
| title_fullStr | Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework |
| title_short | Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework |
| title_sort | payment for performance in the family health programme lessons from the uk quality and outcomes framework |
| topic | physicians, primary care family health program motivation reward quality assurance, health care |
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