UK PbR tariff "may cut costs without jeopardising care"
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Payment by results, the UK's fixed-tariff case-mix-based payment system, "may have achieved" reductions in unit costs without detrimental impact on the quality of care. So suggests research into the impact of PbR based on "changes in key outcome variables measuring volume, cost and quality of care", during the years 2003-04 and 2005-06.