title: Payment for performance in the Family Health Programme: lessons from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework.
abstract: Payment for performance financial incentive schemes reward doctors based on the quality and the outcomes of their treatment. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health is looking to scale up its use in public hospitals and some municipalities are developing payment for performance schemes even for the Family Health Programme. In this article the Quality and Outcomes Framework used in the UK since 2004 is discussed, as well as its experience to elaborate some important lessons that Brazilian municipalities should consider before embarking on payment for performance scheme in primary care settings.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. m.harris@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care / Q000191:economics; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom