A Scoping Review of Alternative Payment Models in Maternity Care: Insights in Key Design Elements and Effects on Health and Spending.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although effects of alternative payment models on health outcomes and health spending are unclear, they are increasingly implemented in maternity care. We aimed to provide an overview of alternative payment models implemented in maternity care, describing their key design elements among which the type of APM, the care providers that participate in the model, populations and care services that are included and the applied risk mitigation strategies. Next to that, we made an inventory of the empirical evidence on the effects of APMs on maternal and neonatal health outcomes and spending on maternity care.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases for articles published from January 2007 through October 2020. Search key words included 'alternative paym

SUBMITTER: de Vries EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8086739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature