towards reforming health provider payment methods: evidence from iran

Authors

saeideh babashahy healthcare management, department of healthcare administration management, school of economics, university of hacettepe, ankara, turkey

abdolvahab baghbanian health policy and economics, faculty of health sciences, university of sydney, australia

saeed manavi ministry of health and medical education, ir iran

ali akbari sari department of health economics and management, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; department of health economics and management, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

abstract

background equity of access to health and provider payment mechanism in healthcare is a worldwide debated. healthcare reforms are primarily designed to improve productivity, economic efficiency and quality of care; however, an appropriate reimbursement of healthcare providers for services offered to patients and marinating a robust payment mechanism are not elucidated yet. conclusions no single payment method was emerged as the best predictor to accurately and fairly determine the providers’ payment, and to serve patients’ needs in all situations. a range of payment methods are required to be in place to tackle challenges faced by patients, providers, insurance companies and policy-makers. results a hybrid model of provider payment was developed for various levels of healthcare provision. the model suggested the adjusted capitation payment method as the best possible payment method for the first level of healthcare delivery. a combination of diagnosis-related group (drg) and pay-for-performance methods was proposed for the secondary and tertiary services across the country especially for in-patient care. fee-for-service (ffs) payment method suited for out-patient services than other methods. objectives the current study aimed to develop a potential model of provider payment mechanism within and across different levels of healthcare delivery system in iran. methods a three-stage, qualitative approach was carried out in 2013 to complete the study. in the first stage, a range of databases were used to extract evidence-informed literature pertinent to provider payment methods from 1990 to 2015, and to develop an interview guide. a purposive sample of 15 key healthcare executives was then selected to explore the provider payment mechanism in the iranian healthcare system through semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions. a preliminary model of provider payment was developed, which subsequently scrutinized by using experts’ opinions through delphi technique. narrative analysis was used to analyze the data.

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