Table 1.

Incentive structure for intervention practices in Australian EQuIP-GP Trial (2018–2019).

What practices were asked to do	What practices would be paid
Provide 3 longer consults (over 15min) per enrolled patient and reduce unnecessary prescriptions, pathology, and imaging. Reductions measured across all prescriptions, plus across specified pathology and imaging tests.	Paid for every extra minute above 15min, calculated on the mean consultation time across the cohort of enrolled patients. The rate of pay per minute is adjusted according to the overall proportion of reduction in scripts, pathology, and imaging. Capped at $250 per patient. Rate of service use reduction
	5%	10%		15%		20%		25%
	Payment per extra minute
	60c	$1.20		$1.80		$2.40		$3
See minimum of 70% enrolled patients within 1 week of hospital discharge.	Paid on sliding scale according to percentage of patients seen within one week of discharge. Seen within 1 week
	70%		80%		90%		100%
	Payment per patient
	$0		$30		$60		$90
Reduce hospitalizations by up to 40% for enrolled patients.	Paid on sliding scale according to reduction in hospitalizations achieved. Rate of hospitalization reduction
	10%		20%		30%		40%
	Payment per patient
	$50		$100		$150		$200