PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Burns
AU  - A Cohen
TI  - Item-of-service payments for general practitioner care of severely mentally ill persons: does the money matter?
DP  - 1998 Jul 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 1415--1416
VI  - 48
IP  - 432
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/432/1415.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/432/1415.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Jul 01; 48
AB  - A pilot of item-of-service payments (85 Pounds per annum per patient) to general practitioners for monitoring long-term mentally ill individuals was successful in recruiting practices and ensuring assessments. It did not, however, demonstrate an improvement in health care.