Reimbursement of care does not equal the distribution of hospital resources: an explorative case study on a missing link among Dutch hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Affordability and accessibility of hospital care are under pressure. Research on hospital care financing focuses primarily on incentives in the financial system outside the hospital. It is notable that little is known about (incentives in) internal funding in hospitals. Therefore, our study focuses on the budget allocation in hospitals: the distribution model. Based on our hypothesis that the reimbursement and distribution models in hospitals might interact, we gain knowledge about-, and insight into, the interaction of different reimbursement and distribution models used in Dutch hospitals, and how they affect the financial output of hospital care.

Methods

An online survey with 22 questions was conducted among financial senior management as an expert group in 49

SUBMITTER: van Leeuwen LVL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature