'It's what we should be doing anyway': using financial incentives to promote relational continuity in Australian General Practice-a nested case study analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relational continuity is a fundamental component of primary care. The 'Quality in General Practice Trial' (EQuIP-GP), was a 12-month cluster randomized trial, designed to investigate whether financial incentives can improve relational continuity in primary care.

Aim

To examine (i) how financial incentives are perceived and experienced by primary care patients, providers, and practice staff, and (ii) how clinical and organizational routines related to relational continuity are influenced by the introduction of a financial model designed to incentivize relational continuity.

Design and setting

We used a mixed methods case study approach with six of the intervention arm practices participating in the EQuIP-GP trial.

Method

Semi-structured interviews wer

SUBMITTER: Russell G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770818 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature