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Will changes in primary care improve health outcomes? Modelling the impact of financial incentives introduced to improve quality of care in the UK.

McElduff P, Lyratzopoulos G, Edwards R, Heller RF, Shekelle P, Roland M.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Jun;13(3):191-7.PMID: 15175489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predicting the impact of population level risk reduction in cardio-vascular disease and stroke on acute hospital admission rates over a 5 year period--a pilot study.

Whitfield MD, Gillett M, Holmes M, Ogden E.

Public Health. 2006 Dec;120(12):1140-8. Epub 2006 Nov 3.PMID: 17084425 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Potential population impact of the UK government strategy for reducing the burden of coronary heart disease in England: comparing primary and secondary prevention strategies.

Gemmell I, Heller RF, Payne K, Edwards R, Roland M, Durrington P.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Oct;15(5):339-43.PMID: 17074870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ethnic disparities in diabetes management and pay-for-performance in the UK: the Wandsworth Prospective Diabetes Study.

Millett C, Gray J, Saxena S, Netuveli G, Khunti K, Majeed A.

PLoS Med. 2007 Jun;4(6):e191.PMID: 17564486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Mind the gap!" Evaluation of the performance gap attributable to exception reporting and target thresholds in the new GMS contract: National database analysis.

Fleetcroft R, Steel N, Cookson R, Howe A.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Jun 17;8:131.PMID: 18559086 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are different groups of patients with stroke more likely to be excluded from the new UK general medical services contract? A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of a large primary care population.

Simpson CR, Hannaford PC, McGovern M, Taylor MW, Green PN, Lefevre K, Williams DJ.

BMC Fam Pract. 2007 Sep 27;8:56.PMID: 17900351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Practice size, caseload, deprivation and quality of care of patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke in primary care: national cross-sectional study.

Saxena S, Car J, Eldred D, Soljak M, Majeed A.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Jun 27;7:96.PMID: 17597518 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pay for performance: is it the best way to improve control of hypertension?

Doran T, Fullwood C.

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2007 Nov;9(5):360-7. Review.PMID: 18177581 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic deprivation, coronary heart disease prevalence and quality of care: a practice-level analysis in Rotherham using data from the new UK general practitioner Quality and Outcomes Framework.

Strong M, Maheswaran R, Radford J.

J Public Health (Oxf). 2006 Mar;28(1):39-42. Epub 2006 Jan 25.PMID: 16436452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Introduction of a new incentive and target-based contract for family physicians in the UK: good for older patients with diabetes but less good for women?

McGovern MP, Williams DJ, Hannaford PC, Taylor MW, Lefevre KE, Boroujerdi MA, Simpson CR.

Diabet Med. 2008 Sep;25(9):1083-9.PMID: 18937676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of primary care and hospital admissions for diabetes mellitus in England.

Bottle A, Millett C, Xie Y, Saxena S, Wachter RM, Majeed A.

J Ambul Care Manage. 2008 Jul-Sep;31(3):226-38.PMID: 18574381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment and control of BP and lipids in patients with hypertension and additional risk factors.

Welch V, Tang SS.

Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2007;7(5):381-9.PMID: 17953476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reducing major vascular events among VA primary care patients: an extraordinary opportunity.

Hammermeister K, Gethoffer H.

Clin Cornerstone. 2003;Suppl 1:S2-10.PMID: 14699986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of prevention on reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease.

Kahn R, Robertson RM, Smith R, Eddy D.

Circulation. 2008 Jul 29;118(5):576-85. Epub 2008 Jul 7.PMID: 18606915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differences in the quality of primary medical care services by remoteness from urban settlements.

McLean G, Guthrie B, Sutton M.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2007 Dec;16(6):446-9.PMID: 18055889 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in the quality of primary medical care for CVD and diabetes across the NHS: evidence from the quality and outcomes framework.

McLean G, Guthrie B, Sutton M.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 May 29;7:74.PMID: 17535429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effect of the UK incentive-based contract on the management of patients with coronary heart disease in primary care.

McGovern MP, Boroujerdi MA, Taylor MW, Williams DJ, Hannaford PC, Lefevre KE, Simpson CR.

Fam Pract. 2008 Feb;25(1):33-9. Epub 2008 Jan 24.PMID: 18222938 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of financial incentives and a patient registry on preventive care quality: increasing provider adherence to evidence-based smoking cessation practice guidelines.

Roski J, Jeddeloh R, An L, Lando H, Hannan P, Hall C, Zhu SH.

Prev Med. 2003 Mar;36(3):291-9.PMID: 12634020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of diabetes and associated cardiometabolic risk factors on members: strategies for optimizing outcomes.

Hoerger TJ, Ahmann AJ.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2008 Feb;14(1 Suppl C):S2-14; quiz 15-6. Review.PMID: 18240890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of the relationship between a chronic disease care management program and california pay-for-performance diabetes care cholesterol measures in one medical group.

Cutler TW, Palmieri J, Khalsa M, Stebbins M.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2007 Sep;13(7):578-88.PMID: 17874864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article