Effectiveness of hospital transfer payments under a prospective payment system: An analysis of a policy change in New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4508
Abstract: Abstract Prospective payment systems reimburse hospitals based on diagnosis‐specific flat fees, which are generally based on average costs. While this encourages cost‐consciousness on the part of hospitals, it introduces undesirable incentives for patient transfers. Hospitals… read more here.
Keywords: policy change; prospective payment; transfer; new zealand ... See more keywords
Physician Behavior under Prospective Payment Schemes—Evidence from Artefactual Field and Lab Experiments
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155540
Abstract: Recent experimental studies analyze the behavior of physicians towards patients and find that physicians care for their own profit as well as patient benefit. In this paper, we extend the experimental analysis of the physician… read more here.
Keywords: behavior prospective; payment; physician behavior; schemes evidence ... See more keywords