Incentive schemes to increase dementia diagnoses in primary care in England: a retrospective cohort study of unintended consequences.

CONCLUSION: The primary care incentive schemes for dementia appear to have enhanced QOF performance for the dementia review, and have had beneficial spillover effects on QOF performance in other clinical areas. However, the schemes may have had negative impacts on several aspects of patient experience.
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Source: The British Journal of General Practice - February 25, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Liu D, Green E, Kasteridis P, Goddard M, Jacobs R, Wittenberg R, Mason A Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research