Incentivised chronic disease management and the inverse equity hypothesis: findings from a longitudinal analysis of Scottish primary care practice-level data

Incentivised chronic disease management and the inverse equity hypothesis: findings from a longitudinal analysis of Scottish primary care practice-level data

Abstract Background The inverse equity hypothesis asserts that new health policies initially widen inequality, then attenuate inequalities over time. Since 2004, the UK’s pay-for-performance scheme for chronic disease management (CDM) in primary care general practices (the Quality and Outcomes Frame...

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Main Authors: Richard Lowrie, Alex McConnachie, Andrea E. Williamson, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Marie Forrest, Norman Lannigan, Stewart W. Mercer, Frances S. Mair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Primary health care
General practice
Pay-for-performance
Socioeconomic factors
Disparities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0833-5

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