The Linkages Between Reimbursement and Prevention: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

ABSTRACT: Background: The benefits of prevention are widely recognized; ranging from avoiding disease onset to substantially reducing disease burden, which is especially relevant considering the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases. However, its delivery has encountered numerous obstacles in healthcare. While healthcare professionals play an important role in stimulating prevention, their behaviors can be influenced by incentives related to reimbursement schemes. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to obtain a detailed description and explanation of how reimbursement schemes specifically impact primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary prevention. Methods: Our study takes a mixed-methods approach. Based on a rapid review of the literature, we include and assess 27 s

SUBMITTER: Zwaagstra Salvado E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578935 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature