Perceptions and experiences of financial incentives: a qualitative study of dialysis care in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the study was to understand the extent to which financial incentives such as Payment by Results and other payment mechanisms motivate kidney centres in England to change their practices.

Design

The study followed a qualitative design. Data collection involved 32 in-depth semistructured interviews with healthcare professionals and managers, focusing on their subjective experience of payment structures.

Participants

Participants were kidney healthcare professionals, clinical directors, kidney centre managers and finance managers. Healthcare commissioners from different parts of England were also interviewed.

Setting

Participants worked at five kidney centres from across England. The selection was based on the prevalence of home haemodia

SUBMITTER: Abma I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3927715 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature