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Effect of Financial Incentives to Physicians, Patients, or Both on Lipid Levels

Effect of Financial Incentives to Physicians, Patients, or Both on Lipid Levels

September 19, 2017

Asch et al. (2015) assessed whether physician financial incentives, patient incentives, or shared physician and patient incentives are more effective than control in reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) among patients with high cardiovascular risk. In primary care practices, shared financial incentives for physicians and patients, but not incentives to physicians or patients alone, resulted in a statistically significant difference in reduction of LDL-C levels at 12 months. This reduction was modest, however, and further information is needed to understand whether this approach represents good value.

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