Modelling the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of pay-for-performance programs in health care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With an upward trend in adoption by industrialized nations, pay-for-performance (P4P) mechanisms are increasingly recognized for fostering quality improvement in healthcare. P4P programs conventionally reward providers with supplemental payments upon achieving predefined performance targets. This study aims to utilize decision modelling to determine the cost-effectiveness and maximum incentive levels of P4P programs.

Methods

A decision model, grounded in previously published models exploring the cost-effectiveness of implementation programs, was developed. The model evaluates the cost-effectiveness of P4P programs for an exogenous reward size under varied reward mechanisms and also in scenarios with and without a budget or time constraint.

Results

In inst

SUBMITTER: Gandjour A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature