The Flipside of the Pay-for-Performance Program Results in Britain

Oct 18, 2006 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology

We wanted to make sure to report on the success of the pay-for-performance program in Britain and give it adequate space in Dark Daily and it’s full due. However, we also wanted to note, in this separate piece, that the success of the program in Britain may be slightly exaggerated. In the study Pay for-Performance Programs in Family Practices in the United Kingdom, targets were met for 83% of eligible patients and practices earned nearly 97% of possible points available. The National...

Early Lessons from Provider Pay-for-Performance Program in Britain

Oct 16, 2006 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology

Pay-for-Performance programs are not limited to the United States. In 2004, the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom introduced a pay-for-performance program for family practitioners with much acclaim. A study called Pay for-Performance Programs in Family Practices in the United Kingdom published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July of this year reported findings on the success of the program in its first year. The National Health Service in the UK committed £1.8...
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