Long-Term Effect of Fee-For-Service–Based Reimbursement Cuts on Processes and Outcomes of Care for Stroke | Zendy

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Long-Term Effect of Fee-For-Service–Based Reimbursement Cuts on Processes and Outcomes of Care for Stroke

Author(s) -

YuChi Tung,

Guann-Ming Chang,

ShouHsia Cheng

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular quality and outcomes

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.692

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1941-7705

pISSN - 1941-7713

DOI - 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001086

Subject(s) - reimbursement , medicine , quarter (canadian coin) , health care , emergency medicine , family medicine , economics , economic growth , geography , archaeology

As healthcare spending continues to increase, reimbursement cuts have become 1 type of healthcare reform to contain costs. Little is known about the long-term impact of cuts in reimbursement, especially under a global budget cap with fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement, on processes and outcomes of care. The FFS-based reimbursement cuts have been implemented since July 2002 in Taiwan. We examined the long-term association of FFS-based reimbursement cuts with trends in processes and outcomes of care for stroke.

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