SynthesisApplied health economics and health policy2020
Effects of Monetary Incentives in Physician Groups: A Systematic Review of Reviews.
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- Financial incentives and information provision for post-pandemic primary care quality recovery: a longitudinal study in Catalonia.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Article
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- Key Motivators and Framework for Integrated Care by Family Physician Team Members in Urban China.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
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- Incentive affects physicians' willingness to continue participating in urban-rural medical consortia: a comparative study of county and provincial hospitals in Central China.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Information provision and financial incentives in Catalonia's public primary care (2010-2019): an interrupted time series analysis.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
- Impact of reimbursement systems on patient care - a systematic review of systematic reviews.Health economics review · 2024Review
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- Organization of primary care.Primary health care research & development · 2022Review
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- Design and effect of performance-based pharmacy payment models.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundReimbursement systems that contribute to the cooperation and integration of providers have become increasingly important within the healthcare sector. Reimbursement systems not only serve as payment mechanisms but also provide control and incentive functions. Thus, the design of reimbursement systems is extremely important.
objectivesThe aims of this systematic review were to describe and gain a better understanding of the effects of monetary incentives in the setting of physician groups.
methodsIn January 2020, we searched the MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EconLit, and ISI Web of Science databases as well as the gray literature and authors' personal collections.
resultsWe included 21 reviews containing seven different incentive schemes/initiatives. The study settings and outcome measures varied considerably, as did the results within the incentive schemes and initiatives. However, we found positive effects on process quality for two types of incentives: pay-for-performance and accountable care organizations. The main limitations of this review were the variations in study settings and outcome measures of the studies included.
conclusionsMonetary incentives in healthcare are often implemented as a control measure and are supposed to increase quality of care and reduce costs. The heterogeneity of the study results indicates that this is not always successful. The results reveal a need for research into the effects of monetary incentives in healthcare.
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