OBJECTIVE: Payment for performance fi nancial 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.
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Harris, M. (2012). Payment for performance in the family health programme: Lessons from the UK quality and outcomes framework. Revista de Saude Publica, 46(3), 577–582. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102012005000032
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