Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 22 Issue 1

Budgeting and performance management in the Italian National Health System (INHS): Assessment and constructive criticism

Federico Lega, Emanuele Vendramini

The aim of the paper is to trace the history and development of performance measurement and management systems in the Italian National Health System (INHS), to identify their key…

Pay‐for‐performance programs in Israeli sick funds

Revital Gross, Asher Elhaynay, Nurit Friedman, Stephen Buetow

This paper aims to analyze the development of “pay‐for‐performance” (P4P) programs implemented by Israel's two largest sick funds, insuring 78 percent of the population.

Pay‐for‐performance in New Zealand primary health care

Stephen Buetow

This paper aims to describe the introduction of pay‐for‐performance in New Zealand primary health care; compare this policy development with analogous English initiatives; discuss…

Incentives and control in primary health care: findings from English pay‐for‐performance case studies

Ruth McDonald, Stephen Harrison, Kath Checkland

The authors' aim was to investigate mechanisms and perceptions of control following the implementation of a new “pay‐for‐performance” contract (the new General Medical Services…

Whither British general practice after the 2004 GMS contract?: Stories and realities of change in four UK general practices

Guro Huby, Bruce Guthrie, Suzanne Grant, Francis Watkins, Kath Checkland, Ruth McDonald, Huw Davies

The purpose of this article is to provide answers to two questions: what has been the impact of nGMS on practice organisation and teamwork; and how do general practice staff…

Implementing payment by results in the English NHS: Changing incentives and the role of information

Russell Mannion, Giorgia Marini, Andrew Street

This paper draws on economic theory and empirical evidence in order to explore the role of incentives and information in the successful implementation of the new hospital funding…

Incentives in health systems: developing theory, investigating practice

Russell Mannion, Huw T. O. Davies