Options for the implementation of pay‑for‑performance in health: an overview of systematic reviews

Authors

  • Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasília, Brasil.
  • Raphael Dias Centro Universitário de Brasília. Brasília, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v27i02.93

Keywords:

Health care, quality improvement, pay for performance

Abstract

Payment for Performance (P4P) is widely used in the world to improve‑
ment of processes and results in health, but there is still considerable
lack of knowledge about its effects, especially the variety of models and
contexts. This evidence brief used results of systematic reviews to pro‑
vide three options to support the use of P4P in health:
1)  adopt performance measures objective, simple and focused on the
short term;
2)  establish the basis for the granting of absolute criteria incentives, rela‑
tive or mixed, but easy to be understood and followed and
3)  use financial incentives or recognition adequate to the level of mo ‑
tivation needed to change desired. In addition, the use of incentives
requires the active participation of the subjects involved and should
be preceded by rigorous planning supported by the best evidence to
determine the following: the target agent; goals and objectives; form
of measurement, monitoring and evaluation of results; type of rewards.
institutional and contextual factors can significantly affect implemen ‑
tation and results. The monitoring and evaluation should focus on the
adequacy of the intended results and the occurrence of unintended
or unwanted effects.

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Published

2017-12-27

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Barreto JOM, Dias R. Options for the implementation of pay‑for‑performance in health: an overview of systematic reviews. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 27 [cited 2024 May 21];27(02):119-28. Available from: https://revistaccs.escs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/93

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