Table 1.

Quality indicators, expected health gain, and payment for performance in 2004

Quality Indicator label	Indicator	Level of evidence1	Payment thresholds (%)	Payment range2	Maximum payment (£)	Marginal payment (£)3	E-reporting rate (%) 20054	Maximum lives saved (n)	Achievable lives saved (n)	Incentivised lives saved (n)	Maximum QALYs gained (n)	Achievable QALYs gained (n)	Incentivised QALYs gained (n)
1	DM 18	c	25-85	60	225	3.75	13	4.1	3.6	3.0
2	CHD 12	c	25-85	60	525	8.75	11	4	3.6	3.0
3	BP 5	rct	25-70	45	4200	93.33	5	3.1	2.9	2.1	561	533	373
4	CHD 10	rct	25-50	25	525	21.00	25	2.9	2.2	1.1	427	320	160
5	Stroke 10	c	25-85	60	150	2.50	13	1.8	1.6	1.4
6	DM 6	rct	25-50	25	1200	48.00	12	1.7	1.5	0.7
8	COPD 8	c	25-85	60	450	7.50	11	1.6	1.4	1.2
9	CHD 9	rct	25-90	65	525	8.08	4	1.6	1.5	1.4	2	2	2
11	CHD 8	rct	25-60	35	1200	34.29	10	1	0.9	0.5
12	Stroke9	rct	25-90	65	300	4.62	5	1	1.0	0.9	11	10	9
13	DM 12	c	25-55	30	1275	42.50	8	0.9	0.8	0.5
14	LVD 3	rct	25-70	45	750	16.67	7	0.8	0.7	0.5	5	5	3
15	CHD 6	rct	25-70	45	1425	31.67	4	0.7	0.7	0.5
17	Asthma 5	c	25-70	45	450	10.00	3	0.6	0.6	0.4
18	DM 7	c	25-85	60	825	13.75	6	0.4	0.4	0.3
19	BP 3	c	25-90	65	750	11.54	1	0.3	0.3	0.3
20	DM 15	rct	25-70	45	225	5.00	6	0.2	0.2	0.1	17	16	11
21	COPD 5	rct	25-90	65	450	6.92	2	0.2	0.2	0.2
22	DM 4	c	25-90	65	375	5.77	3	0.1	0.1	0.1
23	CHD 4	c	25-90	65	300	4.62	3	0.1	0.1	0.1
24	CHD 11	rct	25-70	45	525	11.67	7	0.1	0.1	0.1	2	2	1
25	Stroke4	c	25-70	45	150	3.33	4	0.1	0.1	0.1
27	CS1	c	25-80	55	825	15.00	5				71	67	54
28	DM8	c	25-90	65	375	5.77	6				115	108	97

All data for an average practice of 6411 patients, all figures rounded to whole numbers (except lives saved and marginal payment)

¹ rct = randomised controlled trial, c = cohort. ² % range of achievement between minimum and maximum payments

³ £ incentive gained for a 1% increase in performance within payment range. ⁴ E-reporting = exception reporting