The Impact of a Pay-for-Performance Scheme on Prescription Quality in Rural China : Impact Evaluation

In China, health care providers have traditionally been paid fee-for-service and overprescribing and high out-of-pocket spending are common. In this study, township health centers in two counties were assigned almost randomly to two groups: in one,...

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Main Authors:	Sun, Xiaojie, Liu, Xiaoyun, Sun, Qiang, Yip, Winnie, Wagstaff, Adam, Meng, Qingyue
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ANTENATAL CARE CAPITATION CENTER FOR HEALTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHRONIC ILLNESSES CITIES CLINICAL PATHWAYS CLINICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIAGNOSIS DOCTORS DRUG RESISTANCE EARLY YEARS ESSENTIAL DRUGS FAMILIES FEE-FOR-SERVICE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION INCOME INSURANCE INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERVENTION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEDICAL COLLEGE MEDICAL STAFF MEDICINE MEDICINES MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MISUNDERSTANDING NEGATIVE EFFECTS NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PHYSICIANS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION SIZE PRESCRIPTIONS PREVENTIVE CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF CARE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF CARE RURAL HOSPITALS RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SCIENCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TREATMENT VISITS WAR WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19581000/impact-pay-for-performance-scheme-prescription-quality-rural-china-impact-evaluation-impact-pay-for-performance-scheme-prescription-quality-rural-china-impact-evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18794

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The Impact of a Pay-for-Performance Scheme on Prescription Quality in Rural China : Impact Evaluation

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