[HTML][HTML] A realist review to assess for whom, under what conditions and how pay for performance programmes work in low-and middle-income countries

NS Singh, RJ Kovacs, R Cassidy, SR Kristensen… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions
aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist …

How are pay-for-performance schemes in healthcare designed in low-and middle-income countries? Typology and systematic literature review

RJ Kovacs, T Powell-Jackson, SR Kristensen… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Pay for performance (P4P) schemes provide financial incentives to health
workers or facilities based on the achievement of pre-specified performance targets and …

Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries

K Diaconu, J Falconer, A Verbel… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is growing interest in paying for performance (P4P) as a means to align
the incentives of healthcare providers with public health goals. Rigorous evidence on the …

A narrative review of recent antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care in Tanzania: findings and implications

A Massele, AM Rogers, D Gabriel, A Mayanda… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: There are concerns with the current prescribing practices of
antibiotics in ambulatory care in Tanzania, including both the public and private sectors …

Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania

L Anselmi, P Binyaruka, J Borghi - Implementation Science, 2017 - Springer
Background The evaluation of payment for performance (P4P) programmes has focused
mainly on understanding contributions to health service coverage, without unpacking causal …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of payment for performance on accountability mechanisms: evidence from Pwani, Tanzania

I Mayumana, J Borghi, L Anselmi, M Mamdani… - Social Science & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Payment for Performance (P4P) aims to improve provider motivation to perform
better, but little is known about the effects of P4P on accountability mechanisms. We …

[HTML][HTML] Pay-for-performance reduces bypassing of health facilities: evidence from Tanzania

S Bezu, P Binyaruka, O Mæstad, V Somville - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Many patients and expectant mothers in low-income countries bypass local health facilities
in search of better-quality services. This study examines the impact of a payment-for …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the maternal and child health system response to payment for performance in Tanzania using a causal loop diagram approach

R Cassidy, A Tomoaia-Cotisel, AR Semwanga… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Payment for performance (P4P) has been employed in low and middle-income (LMIC)
countries to improve quality and coverage of maternal and child health (MCH) services …

Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: contribution of a supportive supervision approach to increased quality of primary healthcare

S Renggli, I Mayumana, D Mboya, C Charles… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Universal Health Coverage only leads to the desired health outcomes
if quality of health services is ensured. In Tanzania, quality has been a major concern for …

Who benefits from increased service utilisation? Examining the distributional effects of payment for performance in Tanzania

P Binyaruka, B Robberstad, G Torsvik… - International Journal for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Payment for performance (P4P) strategies, which provide financial incentives to
health workers and/or facilities for reaching pre-defined performance targets, can improve …