Pay for performance program reduces treatment needed diabetic retinopathy - a nationwide matched cohort study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pay-for-Performance programs have shown improvement in indicators monitoring adequacy and target achievement in diabetic care. However, less is known regarding the impact of this program on the occurrence and long-term effects of diabetic retinopathy. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of pay-for-performance program on the development of treatment needed for diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study with a matching design using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2012. The outcome was defined as the treatment needed diabetic retinopathy. We matched Pay-for-Performance and non-Pay-for-Performance groups for age, gender, year diabetes was diagnos

SUBMITTER: Sheu SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6094472 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature