To the Editor: In response to Duckett’s question, “is now the time to send a signal that poor-quality care should not be rewarded in activity-based funding?”,1 Queensland Health answers with a resounding “yes”.
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- 1. Duckett SJ. Designing incentives for good-quality hospital care. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 678-679.
- 2. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Evaluating the impact of value-based purchasing: a guide for purchasers. Rockville, MD: AHRQ, 2002. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/valuebased/ (accessed Jul 2012).
- 3. Queensland Health. Service agreements. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/hhsserviceagreement/html/service_agreements.asp#p4 (accessed Aug 2012).
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