Incentives to transfer patients under alternative reimbursement mechanisms [PDF]
Journal of Public Economics, 1988 Alternative hospital reimbursement systems may influence the frequency and timing of patient transfers between hospitals as well as the patient's length of stay. This paper examines the characteristics of reimbursement systems that result in efficient and equitable transfers and efficient lengths of stay.
Randall P. Ellis, Christopher J. Ruhm
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Digital Health Reimbursement Strategies of 8 European Countries and Israel: Scoping Review and Policy Mapping [PDF]
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2023 BackgroundThe adoption of digital health care within health systems is determined by various factors, including pricing and reimbursement. The reimbursement landscape for digital health in Europe remains underresearched.
Robin van Kessel +10 more
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Constitutional State, 2023 Availability of medicines, their quantity, quality, and appropriate documentation organization regarding distribution, storage, and sales – is one of the priority tasks of the healthcare system of each country. In European Union countries, a significant portion of expenditures for ensuring pharmaceutical supplies is covered by the state, implementing ...
V. I. Truba, N. S. Vasilevska
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Healthcare Reimbursement and Quality Improvement: Integration Using the Electronic Medical Record; Comment on “Fee-for-service Payment - an Evil Practice That Must Be Stamped Out?” [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015 Reimbursement for healthcare has utilized a variety of payment mechanisms with varying degrees of effectiveness. Whether these mechanisms are used singly or in combination, it is imperative that the resulting systems remunerate on the basis of the ...
John R. Britton
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A comparative analysis of pricing and reimbursement systems between Italy and Bulgaria [PDF]
PharmaciaPricing and reimbursement in the European Union (EU) are unified by Directive 89/105/EEC/21.12.1988. The directive has a framework nature; it defines deadlines for decision-making, legal protection, publicity of information, tacit consent, etc.
Carmen Cannavale +5 more
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Criteria for Drug Reimbursement Decision-Making: An Emerging Public Health Challenge in Bulgaria
Balkan Medical Journal, 2016 Background: During times of fiscal austerity, means of reimbursement decision-making are of particular interest for public health theory and practice. Introduction of advanced health technologies, growing health expenditures and increased public scrutiny
Georgi Iskrov, Rumen Stefanov
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Reimbursement decisions for medical services in Austria: an analysis of influencing factors for the hospital individual services catalogue between 2008 and 2020 [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Objectives To (1) describe the (evidence-based) reimbursement process of hospital individual services, (2) evaluate the accordance between evidence-based recommendations and reimbursement decision of individual services and (3) elaborate potential ...
Gregor Goetz +3 more
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Telemedicine Public Reimbursement Models for National and Subnational Jurisdictions: Scoping Review [PDF]
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchBackgroundTelemedicine has transformed health care delivery, offering improved access, efficiency, and potentially cost-effectiveness. However, wide-scale implementation is challenged due to multiple factors.
Evan Huang-Ku +7 more
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Impact of reimbursement systems on patient care – a systematic review of systematic reviews
Health Economics ReviewBackground There is not yet sufficient scientific evidence to answer the question of the extent to which different reimbursement systems influence patient care and treatment quality. Due to the asymmetry of information between physicians, health insurers
Eva Wagenschieber, Dominik Blunck
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Challenges and Adverse Outcomes of Implementing Reimbursement Mechanisms Based on the Diagnosis-Related Group Classification System: A systematic review. [PDF]
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J, 2020 In health insurance, a reimbursement mechanism refers to a method of third-party repayment to offset the use of medical services and equipment. This systematic review aimed to identify challenges and adverse outcomes generated by the implementation of ...
Barouni M +3 more
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