Medical research
Heart tests are overprescribed, study finds
In cardiac care, the mantra is fast becoming circumstance, circumstance, circumstance.
Aug 2, 2011
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News tagged with financial incentives
Health
Cost effectiveness of financial incentives for smoking cessation
From a societal perspective, paying people to quit smoking is highly cost-effective, because the benefits of smoking cessation are so great. That's one of the main takeaways from a new study by Louise B. Russell and colleagues. ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Addiction
Improving medication treatment leads to dramatic gains in emergency department care for opioid use disorder
A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals, according to new research from ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Medical economics
Paying people to take COVID vaccine worked well, study finds
A study finds that paying people to take a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine didn't lower the likelihood of seeking the second or third dose or of other positive health behaviors and didn't erode morals, sense of civic duty, ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Vaccination
Study finds reminders, but not monetary incentives, increase COVID-19 booster uptake
COVID-19 booster vaccination rates around the world are low, even though they are the best source of protection against serious illness or death. Is the key to greater uptake a matter of more education? More community outreach? ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Health
It pays to be healthier: Targeted financial incentives for patients can lead to health behavior change
Financial incentives work for doctors. Could they work for patients, too? Could they encourage them to change unhealthy behaviors and use preventive health services more? In some cases, yes, according to Dr. Marita Lynagh ...
Nov 21, 2011
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Medical economics
Study: Vaccine incentives don't work, and may actually backfire
When the COVID-19 vaccine first became available in the United States, demand far exceeded supply. At the height of the vaccination campaign, nearly 2 million people were being fully vaccinated each week. By October 2021, ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Dentistry
Patient exposure to X-rays depends on how dentists are paid
Dentists' calculation of the benefits vs the risks of X-rays is being distorted by financial incentives.
Jan 30, 2018
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Health
In helping smokers quit, cash is king, e-cigarettes strike out
Free smoking cessation aids, such as nicotine patches and chewing gum, are a staple of many corporate wellness programs aimed at encouraging employees to kick the habit. But, new research shows that merely offering such aids ...
May 23, 2018
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Health
Most physicians paid by volume, despite push for quality and value
Despite efforts by insurance companies and other payers to move toward compensating physicians based on the quality and value of care they provide, most physicians employed in group practices owned by health systems are paid ...
Jan 28, 2022
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