The effect of pay-for-performance program on infection events and mortality rate in diabetic patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes mellitus is a known risk factor for infection. Pay for Performance (P4P) program is designed to enhance the comprehensive patient care. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the P4P program on infection incidence in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods

This is a retrospective longitudinal cohort study using data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Diabetic patients between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2013 were included. Primary outcomes analyzed were patient emergency room (ER) infection events and deaths.

Results

After propensity score matching, there were 337,184 patients in both the P4P and non-P4P cohort. The results showed that patients' completing one-year P4P program was associated with a decreased ri

SUBMITTER: Wu YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818736 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature