Financial penalty associated with a decline in hospital-acquired complications in Australia

Luke Slawomirski, Petr Otahal, Martin Hensher, Julie Campbell, Stephanie Newell and Barbara de Graaff

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: Adverse events during hospital care are a global concern. The evidence for addressing unsafe acute care using pay-for-performance (p4p) is inconclusive.

Keywords: Pay-for-performance (p4p); Financial penalties; Financial incentives; Patient safety; Adverse events; Iatrogenic harm; Inpatient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105416

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