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Twelve years with a capitation payment system in Swedish dental care: longitudinal development of oral health

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Since 2007, patients receiving oral health care within the Public Dental Service in Sweden have had the possibility to choose between the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment system or the new capitation payment system, ‘Dental Care for ...
Charlotte Andrén Andås   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Custom-made health-care: an experimental investigation

open access: yesHealth Economics Review, 2020
Background Physicians’ financial interests might conflict with the best service to patients. It is essential to gain a thorough understanding of the effect of remuneration systems on physician behaviour.
Claudia Keser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dentists´ and Dental Hygienists´ experiences of the Capitation Contract System—the dilemma of conflicting loyalties

open access: yesBDJ Open, 2022
Objective The Capitation Contract system (CCS) is a payment model adopted by the Swedish Public Dental Health Service (PDHS). Patients enrolled in the CCS are usually assessed as being at lower risk of dental disease and are more regular dental attenders
Emelie Boberg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioral Impact on Clinical Specialist Payment Method: A Systematic Review

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: With growing healthcare (HC) expenditures and limited funding, policymakers need to find new ways to provide healthcare that is affordable and fair.
Nor Izyani Bahari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does a provider payment method affect membership retention in a health insurance scheme? a mixed method study of Ghana’s capitation payment for primary care

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Ghana introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003 applying fee-for-service method for paying NHIS-credentialed health care providers.
Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Health at a Crossroads: How Policymakers Have Failed Rural America and What Can Be Done for a Healthier Tomorrow

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Rural communities have more limited access to medical care and worse health outcomes. Existing federal and state policies largely fall short in addressing rural access disparities. Rural health woes require increased government funding for providers and the embrace of alternative health delivery mechanisms, as well as expanded public ...
MICHAEL E. SHEPHERD
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer screening inequities in a time of primary care reform: a population-based longitudinal study in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesBMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Primary care has been reformed in recent years in Ontario, Canada, with a move away from traditional fee-for-service to enhanced fee-for-service and capitation-based models.
Aisha K. Lofters   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sick leave in the United Kingdom Post Office, 1850–1908

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a large individual‐record‐level dataset on sick leave to examine adult morbidity in the United Kingdom between 1850 and 1908. From 1859 onwards postal workers were eligible to receive a pension or gratuity when they retired or were forced to stop working due to ill health.
Harry Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Management of Periodontally Diseased Individuals—A Registry‐Based Study on a Swedish Population

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This registry‐based study aimed to describe cross‐sectional dental and demographic data with focus on diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease. A second aim was to analyse the extent and content of performed periodontal treatment in patients with varying degrees of periodontitis and if treatment was provided on equal terms. An
Anna Y. Alian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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