Setting Incentives for Health Care Providers in Serbia

Setting Incentives for Health Care Providers in Serbia

The Serbian Government plans to reform its provider payment system for health care by setting incentives for providers to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Funds for health care are currently allocated on the basis of the number of staff and beds at health facilities. This encourages health care providers to use more staff and beds to define their budgets but does not reward improvements in productivity, quality of care or health outcomes.

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Main Authors: Cashin, Cheryl, Koettl, Johannes, Schneider, Pia
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-07
Subjects:BEDS, BLOOD PRESSURE, CANCER, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITATION, CAPITATION PAYMENT, CAPITATION PAYMENTS, CAPITATION SYSTEM, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, COMMUNITY CARE, COST-EFFICIENCY, DIAGNOSIS, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, DOCTORS, ELDERLY, ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, EXPENDITURES, FEE-FOR-SERVICE, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL RISK, FIXED COSTS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE CENTERS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SECTOR, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL CARE, HOSPITAL SPENDING, HOSPITALIZATION, HOSPITALS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMMUNIZATION, INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS, INDIRECT COSTS, LAWS, LONG-TERM CARE, MATERNAL CARE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICINES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, NATIONAL LEVEL, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION, PATIENT, PATIENT TURNOVER, PATIENTS, PHYSICIAN, POPULATION SIZE, PREVENTIVE CARE, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PRIVATE DOCTORS, PROVIDER PAYMENT, PROVISION OF CARE, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUALITY OF CARE, REFERRALS, RESOURCE USE, SCREENING, VISITS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/12817908/setting-incentives-health-care-providers-serbia
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10173
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Summary:The Serbian Government plans to reform its provider payment system for health care by setting incentives for providers to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Funds for health care are currently allocated on the basis of the number of staff and beds at health facilities. This encourages health care providers to use more staff and beds to define their budgets but does not reward improvements in productivity, quality of care or health outcomes.

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