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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Nov;88(11):1699-701.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.11.1699.

Physician financial incentives and feedback: failure to increase cancer screening in Medicaid managed care

A L Hillman  1 , K Ripley, N Goldfarb, I Nuamah, J Weiner, E Lusk
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Clinical Trial

Physician financial incentives and feedback: failure to increase cancer screening in Medicaid managed care

A L Hillman et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: A randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of feedback and financial incentives on physician compliance with cancer screening guidelines for women 50 years of age and older in a Medicaid health maintenance organization (HMO).

Methods: Half of 52 primary care sites received the intervention, which included written feedback and a financial bonus. Mammography, breast exam, colorectal screening, and Pap testing compliance rates were evaluated.

Results: From 1993 to 1995, screening rates doubled overall (from 24% to 50%), with no significant differences between intervention and control group sites.

Conclusions: Financial incentives and feedback did not improve physician compliance with cancer screening guidelines in a Medicaid HMO.

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