| Author: | McClellan, M. |
| Title: | Hospital reimbursement incentives: An empirical analysis |
| Journal: | Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
1997 : SPRING, VOL. 6:1, p. 91-128 |
| Index terms: | INCENTIVES BUSINESS RATIOS HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The complexity of reimbursement systems for health-care providers has led to misperceptions about the incentive consequences of major reimbursement reforms. This study develops a general method for measuring actual reimbursement incentives in comples regulated price systems. The method uses regression techniques with variance decompositions to quantify the effects of particular features of the payment system on prospective and retrospective cost sharing, and overall generosity of payments. The techniques developed here can be used to analyze a broad range of provider reimbursement mechanisms. |
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