Information provision and financial incentives in Catalonia's public primary care (2010-2019): an interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relative efficacy of information provision versus financial incentives in improving primary care quality remains a critical, unresolved question. We investigated these two strategies in Catalonia's public primary care system from 2010 to 2019: an innovative online platform providing real-time quality indicator information and targeted economic incentives for achieving indicator goals.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive interrupted time series regression analysis on data from 272 primary care practices (5,628,080 patients). This analysis used linear regression models with Newey-West standard errors, and a sensitivity analysis including logit transformations to address ceiling effects. We evaluated 1) immediate post-intervention changes (step changes) in indic

SUBMITTER: Esteban-Fabro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11513846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature