An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes

Gerd Flodgren; Martin P Eccles; Sasha Shepperd; Anthony Scott; Elena Parmelli; Fiona R Beyer

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009255

journal article Jul 06, 2011

An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes

Gerd Flodgren Martin P Eccles Sasha Shepperd

Anthony Scott Elena Parmelli Fiona R Beyer

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Vol. 2011 No. 7 · John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Published: Jul 06, 2011
Vol/Issue: 2011(7)

Authors

G

Gerd Flodgren

University of Oxford; Department of Public Health; Rosemary Rue Building Old Road Campus Headington Oxford UK OX3 7LF

M

Martin P Eccles

Newcastle University; Institute of Health and Society; Badiley Clark Building Richardson Road Newcastle upon Tyne UK NE2 4AX

S

Sasha Shepperd

University of Oxford; Department of Public Health; Rosemary Rue Building Headington Oxford Oxfordshire UK OX3 7LF

A

Anthony Scott

The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research; Level 7, Alan Gilbert Building Barry Street Carlton, Melbourne VIC Australia 3053

E

Elena Parmelli

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Department of Oncology, Hematology and Respiratory Diseases; Via del Pozzo 71 Modena Italy 41100

F

Fiona R Beyer

University of York; Centre for Reviews and Dissemination; York UK YO10 5DD

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Gerd Flodgren, Martin P Eccles, Sasha Shepperd, et al. (2011). An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd009255

An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes

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