The impact of the Ontario quality-based procedures funding model on radical prostatectomy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2015, radical prostatectomy (RP) in Ontario transitioned to the quality-based procedures (QBP) funding model, which assigns disbursement from surgical quality indicator (QI) outcome performance. The objective of this study was to assess the QBP QI outcomes before and after implementation of the QBP funding model for RP, and to determine whether changes seen were attributable to the QBP model.

Methods

We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study including all men who underwent RP for prostate cancer in Ontario from 2010-2019. We used administrative data from Ontario's health databases to gather surgical and QI outcome data. Our primary outcomes were the five measurable QBP QIs outlined by the province. We performed a pre- and post-intervention c

SUBMITTER: Motamedi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature