Effect of financial incentives to physicians, patients, or both on lipid levels: a randomized clinical trial

Effect of financial incentives to physicians, patients, or both on lipid levels: a randomized clinical trial

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Asch, David A., author
Troxel, Andrea B., author
Stewart, Walter F., author
Sequist, Thomas D., author
Jones, James B., author
Hirsch, AnneMarie G., author
Hoffer, Karen, author
Zhu, Jingsan, author
Wang, Wenli, author
Hodolfski, Amanda, author
Frasch, Antoinette B., author
Weiner, Mark G., author
Finnerty, Darra D., author
Rosenthal, Meredith B., author
Gangemi, Kelsey, author
Volpp, Kevin G., author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2016
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors -- therapeutic use
Hypercholesterolemia -- drug therapy
Medication Adherence
Motivation
Reimbursement, Incentive
Goals
Physicians, Family
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Humans
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
KEY FINDINGS: Can financial incentives be used to reduce cholesterol levels in high-risk patients? This randomized trial says modest reductions can be achieved only by targeting incentives to both patients and physicians, not to one or the other. THE QUESTION. To whom should financial incentives be targeted to achieve a desired clinical or health outcome? Physician and patient incentives are becoming more common, but they are rarely combined, and effectiveness of these approaches is not well-established. Using insight from behavioral economics, a research team led by LDI Senior Fellows David Asch and Kevin Volpp sought to determine whether physician financial incentives, patient incentives, or shared physician and patient incentives are more effective in promoting medication adherence and reducing cholesterol levels of patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 314, Number 18.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101679506 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101679506