Pay for performance associated with increased volume of medication reviews but not with less inappropriate use of medications among the elderly - an observational study

• Main Authors: H. Ödesjö (Author), A. Anell (Author), A. Boman (Author), J. Fastbom (Author), S. Franzén (Author), J. Thorn (Author), S. Björck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: A pay for performance programme was introduced in 2009 by a Swedish county with 1.6 million inhabitants. A process measure with payment linked to coding for medication reviews among the elderly was adopted. We assessed the association with inappropriate medication for five years after bas...