期刊
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
卷 47, 期 3, 页码 1117-1136出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01362.x
关键词
Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF); influenza immunization; pay-for-performance; upper threshold
资金
- Department of Health
- National Institute for Health Research [SPCR-006, CDF-2011-04-016] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR) [CDF-2011-04-016] Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR)
Objective To analyze the effect of setting higher targets, in a primary care pay-for-performance scheme, on rates of influenza immunization and exception reporting. Study Setting The U.K. Quality and Outcomes Framework links financial rewards for family practices to four separate influenza immunization rates for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and stroke. There is no additional payment for immunization rates above an upper threshold. Patients for whom immunization would be inappropriate can be excepted from the practice for the calculation of the practice immunization rate. Data Practice-level information on immunizations and exceptions extracted from electronic records of all practices in England 2004/05 to 2009/10 (n = 8,2128,403). Study Design Longitudinal random effect multilevel linear regressions comparing changes in practice immunization and exception rates for the four chronic conditions before and after the increase in the upper threshold immunization rate for CHD patients in 2006/07. Principal Findings The 5 percent increase in the upper payment threshold for CHD was associated with increases in the proportion of immunized CHD patients (0.41 percent, CI: 0.250.56 percent), and exception was reported (0.26 percent, CI: 0.120.40 percent). Conclusions Making quality targets more demanding can not only lead to improvement in quality of care but can also have other consequences.
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