Table 4 Financial incentives – impact on measured indicators
From: Do financial aspects affect care transitions in long-term care systems? A systematic review
Article | Financial incentives | Measurement | Impact on measured indicators |
|---|---|---|---|
Anell & Glenngard (2014) [26] | P4P | Utilization of hospital care, number of bed-days | Information not provided |
Baumann et al., (2007) [27] | Penalties for delayed discharge for responsible party | Information not provided | + |
Birkmeyer et al., (2010) [28] | Episode-based payment bundling, single payment to all providers for care around surgical episode | Average total payments around inpatient surgery (hospital, physician, post-acute care) 30 days readmission | +/− |
Busetto et al., (2017) [29] | Early complex geriatric rehabilitation | Effectiveness, efficiency, patient-centeredness, satisfaction, safety | – |
Briggs & Carvalho (2018) [30] | Information not provided | Information not provided | Information not provided |
Chen & Cheng (2016) [31] | P4P | The number of essential examinations/tests, continuity of care, health care outcomes | + |
Cheng, Lee & Chen (2012) [32] | P4P | Long-term effects of P4P program, healthcare utilization - Essential examinations/tests performed at diabetes-related physician visits, Diabetes-related hospitalizations, Diabetes-related health care expenses Impact on overall health care expenses, including both diabetes-related and nondiabetic-related conditions. | + |
Pan, Kung, Chiu, Liao & Tsai (2017) [33] | P4P | Mortality, patients’ physician continuity | + |
Ekdahl (2013) [34] | Information not provided | Information not provided | Information not provided |
Fagan et al., (2010) [35] | P4P | Quality of care for the incentivized care indicators, quality of care for the nonincentivized care indicators, utilization and medical costs incurred | +/− |
Hollander & Kadiec (2015) [36] | P4P | Total annual costs of health care, number of indicators of hospital utilization | + |
Huitberg, Glendinning, Allebeck & Lönnroth (2005) [37] | Pooled budgets to integrate health and welfare services | Coordination Cost-effectiveness Experiences of service users | +/− |
Kasteridis et al., (2016) [38] | P4P | Likelihood of care home placement following acute hospital admission | + |
Kim et al., (2015) [39] | DRG-specific short-stay threshold | Information not provided | – |
Laugaland, Aase & Waring (2014) [40] | Penalties for delayed discharge | Information not provided | – |
Nishi, Maeda & Babazono (2017) [41] | Regional inter-provider care-planning fee | LOS, total charge | +/− |
Nolan (2011) [42] | Eligibility for free primary care | Avoidable hospitalizations | +/− |
Pizer & Gardner (2011) [43] | Fragmented financing | Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions | + |
Yu, Tsai & Kung (2013) [44] | P4P | Emergency department visits | +/− |