Study location | Intervention description | Year introduced |
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Australia | Bonuses (higher in rural areas) for enrolment and compliance with guidelines for diabetes care, asthma care, and cancer screening | 2001 |
Canada—province of British Columbia | Annual bonus for fee-for-service physicians for compliance with guideline-informed care for two or more targeted chronic conditions | 2007 |
Canada—province of New Brunswick | Annual bonus for fee-for-service family physicians for compliance with diabetes care guideline | 2010 |
Denmark | Annual bonus for compliance with diabetes care guideline | 2007 |
Italy—Emilia-Romagna region | Special payments for guideline-based diabetes care | 2003 |
Sweden—Västra Götaland county | Bonuses for registration of patients with diabetes and achievement of clinical care targets | 2011 |
Taiwan | Bonuses for physician enrolment following diabetes care training plus additional payments for compliance with patient care guideline and performance metrics | 2001 |
United Kingdom | Point-based bonus system among general practices for performance metrics in areas of clinical care, practice organization, and patient experience | 2004 |