The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia (26 April 2007). An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Australian trials of healthcare initiatives that included fundholding models have not produced convincing quantitative evidence of health gains, but there is qualitative evidence of improved patient well-being and significant changes in service mix, which may produce longer-term health gains. Fundholding is most likely to improve patient outcomes when implemented within a broader healthcare initiative that has the potential to be more effective if financed outside existing funding structures. The most appropriate fundholder organisation depends on the nature of the ...
Between 1991 and 1998 English general practices had the option of holding budgets for prescribing an...
BACKGROUND: The quality and outcomes framework (QOF) is one of the world's largest pay-for-performan...
INTRODUCTION The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) has been commissioned ...
Copy of author's previously published article inserted.Bibliography: leaves 376-403.vii, 480 leavesE...
Many countries are turning their attention to the use of explicit financial incentives to drive desi...
Many countries are turning their attention to the use of explicit financial incentives ...
Resource issues of Australia’s aging population are wrinkling the strategists’ brows. A quest for no...
Background: The general practice fundholding scheme is now at the forefront of the National Health S...
A number of policy initiatives aimed at reform of primary health care financing are currently either...
BACKGROUND: Across the globe the emphasis on roles and responsibilities of primary care teams is und...
The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Au...
Changes to the remuneration of medical practitioners are currently being considered in Australia. In...
Changes to the remuneration of medical practitioners are currently being considered in Australia. In...
The way primary health care (PHC) services are funded ultimately impacts on the quality, access and ...
Financial incentives can sometimes improve the quality of clinical practice, but they may also be an...
Between 1991 and 1998 English general practices had the option of holding budgets for prescribing an...
BACKGROUND: The quality and outcomes framework (QOF) is one of the world's largest pay-for-performan...
INTRODUCTION The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) has been commissioned ...
Copy of author's previously published article inserted.Bibliography: leaves 376-403.vii, 480 leavesE...
Many countries are turning their attention to the use of explicit financial incentives to drive desi...
Many countries are turning their attention to the use of explicit financial incentives ...
Resource issues of Australia’s aging population are wrinkling the strategists’ brows. A quest for no...
Background: The general practice fundholding scheme is now at the forefront of the National Health S...
A number of policy initiatives aimed at reform of primary health care financing are currently either...
BACKGROUND: Across the globe the emphasis on roles and responsibilities of primary care teams is und...
The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Au...
Changes to the remuneration of medical practitioners are currently being considered in Australia. In...
Changes to the remuneration of medical practitioners are currently being considered in Australia. In...
The way primary health care (PHC) services are funded ultimately impacts on the quality, access and ...
Financial incentives can sometimes improve the quality of clinical practice, but they may also be an...
Between 1991 and 1998 English general practices had the option of holding budgets for prescribing an...
BACKGROUND: The quality and outcomes framework (QOF) is one of the world's largest pay-for-performan...
INTRODUCTION The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) has been commissioned ...