small rewards given to patients to encourage them to either take their own medicines or keep their clinic or field DOT appointments

Something that induces or encourages people to act on a particular matter.

Rewards or punishments for actions.

Economic or other rewards often included in a contract to encourage an MCO to achieve the purchaser's goals for care delivery and outcomes.

External stimuli that motivate behaviors (as opposed to internal drives). go to glossary index

Economic benefits given to providers to motivate efficiency in-patient care management.

Anything that influences the choices people make. There are both monetary and non monetary influences.

Factors that motivate and influence the behavior of households and businesses. Prices, profits, and losses act as incentives for participants to take action in a market economy.

performance-based pay approach that is designed to increase output, based on the performance of individuals or groups (i.e. piecework or commission). Page 137

Extras’ designed to increase response rates to a marketing message, e.g. a prize draw.

Additional extras like limited offers or discounts that are designed to increase response rates to a marketing message