Impact of the pay-for-performance contract and the management of hypertension in Scottish primary care: a 6-year population-based repeated cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

David Williams¹  Philip C Hannaford¹  Colin R Simpson¹  Lewis D Ritchie¹  Aziz Sheikh¹ 

[1]Allergy and Respiratory Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

关键词: disease management;    epidemiology;    hypertension;    pay for performance;    prescriptions;    primary care;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp11X583407

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

The 2004 introduction of the pay-for-performance contract has increased the proportion of income that GPs are able to earn by targeting quality care to patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension.

【 授权许可】

Unknown