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Table 3 Spearman correlations between measures of health gain and incentive payment

From: Incentive payments are not related to expected health gain in the pay for performance scheme for UK primary care: cross-sectional analysis

 

Measure of health gain

Payment in 2004 QOF

Payment in 2006 QOF

Primary analysis

1% improvement in achievable lives saved and incentive gained

rho = 0.216

p = 0.334

n = 22

rho = -0.026

p = 0.917

n = 19

 

1% increase in achievable QALYs and incentive gained

rho = 0.427

p = 0.252

n = 9

rho = 0.368

p = 0.240

n = 12

Secondary analysis

Lives saved to target and maximum incentive payment

rho = 0.183

p = 0.416

n = 22

rho = -0.186

p = 0.446

n = 19

 

QALYs gained to target and maximum incentive payment

rho = 0.237

p = 0.539

n = 9

rho = 0.183

p = 0.568

n = 12

Sensitivity analysis 1

Maximum achievable lives saved and maximum incentive payment

rho = 0.213

p = 0.342

n = 22

rho = -0.087

p = 0.723

n = 19

 

Maximum achievable QALYs gained and maximum incentive payment

rho = 0.238

p = 0.537

n = 9

rho = 0.184

p = 0.568

n = 12

 

QOF = Quality and Outcomes Framework