Study finds incentives for physicians don't improve patient care

Reuters: Doctor Incentives Don't Improve Patient Care
Paying doctors financial rewards to meet targets for improving the care of patients made no discernible difference to the health or treatment of people with high blood pressure, a study has found. The findings suggest governments and health insurers across the world may be wasting billions of dollars on doctor incentive schemes but getting no improvement in patient care, researchers who conducted the study said (Kelland, 1/25).

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