The future of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in England.
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Publication Date
2017-10-17Journal Title
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
ISSN
0959-8146
Publisher
BMJ
Volume
359
Pages
j4681
Language
eng
Type
Article
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AM
Physical Medium
Electronic
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Marshall, M., & Roland, M. (2017). The future of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in England.. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 359 j4681. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4681
Abstract
It’s time to rethink one of the most ambitious experiments in general practice
To describe the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)—one of the most ambitious pay-for-performance schemes introduced into any health system—as divisive would be an understatement. Launched in the UK in 2004 as a way of encouraging adherence to specified evidence based elements of general practice care, QOF has changed the nature of general practice in ways that have polarised those who work in the sector and external commentators.1
Keywords
Humans, Forecasting, Health Policy, Reimbursement, Incentive, Quality Assurance, Health Care, England, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4681
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/294517
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