Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

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Incentive payments to general practitioners aimed at increasing opportunistic testing of young women for chlamydia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

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Abstract Background Financial incentives have been used for many years internationally to improve quality of care in general practice. The aim of this pilot study was to determine if offering general practitioners (GP) a small incentive payment per test would increase chlamydia testing in women aged 16 to 24 years, attending general practice. Methods General practice clinics (n = 12) across Victoria, Australia, were cluster randomized to receive either a $AUD5 payment per chlamydia test or no...

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2010-02-01

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Wills Michelle J / Sanci Lena A / Hellard Margaret / Gurrin Lyle C / Bourke Siobhan / McNamee Kathleen M / Pirotta Marie V / Temple-Smith Meredith J / Fairley Christopher K / Bilardi Jade E / Walker Jennifer / Chen Marcus Y / Hocking Jane S

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BMC Public Health

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/70

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Public aspects of medicine

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