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To examine patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, and longitudinal participation trends in a national diabetes pay-for-performance program between 2005 and 2014.

August 27, 2019Journal of the Formosan Medical AssociationOpen Access

Pay-for-performance for shared care of diabetes in Taiwan

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ILI‐Te LeeÇevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı CHChih‐Cheng HsuNational Health Research Institutes WSWayne Huey‐Herng SheuNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

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Cohort study demonstrates reduced mortality and heart failure risk among diabetes pay-for-performance enrollees, indicating health benefits alongside enrollment gaps in older, sicker individuals.

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To examine patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, and longitudinal participation trends in a national diabetes pay-for-performance program between 2005 and 2014.
Extracted data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance research database from 2005 to 2014.
Identified diabetes cases via ≥3 outpatient visits within 365 calendar days with ICD-9-CM code 250 or ≥1 hospitalization with a diabetes diagnosis.
Pay-for-performance program participation increased from 12.1% in 2005 to 19.0% in 2014, with enrolled patients being younger and more frequently female.
Program participants demonstrated lower risks of annual mortality, cancer-related mortality, and heart failure compared to non-participants.

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Lee et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ef4fadd8171d0d19a2170 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2019.08.011

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Cohort study demonstrates reduced mortality and heart failure risk among diabetes pay-for-performance enrollees, indicating health benefits alongside enrollment gaps in older, sicker individuals.

Pay-for-performance for shared care of diabetes in Taiwan

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Pay-for-performance for shared care of diabetes in Taiwan

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