Using financial incentives and the quality of primary health care in Australia

Scott, Anthony; Naccarella, Lucio; Furler, John; Young, Doris; Sivey, Peter; Ait Quarkrim, D; Willenberg, L

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Using financial incentives and the quality of primary health care in Australia

Authors

Scott, Anthony

Naccarella, Lucio

Furler, John

Young, Doris

Sivey, Peter

Ait Quarkrim, D

Willenberg, L

Publisher

Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI), The Australian National University.

Abstract

There is a broad consensus that financial incentives to improve the quality of primary care should be introduced in Australia. This will require a staged approach based upon the principles set out below