Research Briefs
Date of this Version
1-15-2016
Abstract
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.
Document Type
Brief
Number
8
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License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
payment & delivery, delivery information, healthcare workforce, primary care, health behavior & communication, behavioral economics and behavior change, medication adherence
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http://ldi.upenn.edu/brief/effect-financial-incentives-physicians-patients-or-both-lipid-levels-randomized-clinical-trial
Date Posted: 09 December 2016