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Hospital Cost Differences and Payment by Results: Response.

Abstract:

Street and Maynard (2007) argue the case for refining the system of payment by results currently being introduced for English hospitals. On the basis of international experience, they recommend, among other things, moving away from setting prices equal to average cost towards setting them equal to best practice costs, adjusting them for quality and using them to signal what activities are desirable. They also discuss how to control total expenditure for primary care trusts (PCTs) under paymen...

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Journal:
Health Economics, Policy and Law
Volume:
2
Publication date:
2007-01-01
ISSN:
1744-1331
Language:
English
UUID:
uuid:61d5a1aa-7678-44e6-8120-4a0ab0077037
Local pid:
oai:economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk:10745
Deposit date:
2011-08-16

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