A moneymaking scan: Dual reimbursement systems and supplier-induced demand for diagnostic imaging.
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serval:BIB_E68737421BAF
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
A moneymaking scan: Dual reimbursement systems and supplier-induced demand for diagnostic imaging.
Journal
Health economics
ISSN
1099-1050 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1057-9230
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
29
Number
12
Pages
1566-1585
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In complex health systems with growing healthcare spending, combining reimbursement systems that incentivize cost-efficient healthcare provision within and across care sectors is key. This study investigates whether dual reimbursement systems lead hospitals to offset financial pressures in one care sector by inducing demand in another. We find that hospital imaging units induced demand for costly and unnecessary ambulatory imaging examinations reimbursed under fee-for-service, following a reform that introduced prospective payment and increased competition in the inpatient sector in Switzerland in 2012. Market structure, competitive pressures, and price regulations also influence demand inducement by varying the response to the reform. Reimbursement systems can influence supplier-induced demand in other care sectors within hospitals where revenue is tied to the intensity of care provision. In particular, the possibility to self-refer patients to high-margin diagnostic examinations bears negative consequences on healthcare expenditures and potentially patient health.
Keywords
Diagnostic Imaging, Fee-for-Service Plans, Health Care Reform, Health Expenditures, Humans, Induced Demand, diagnostic imaging, financial incentives, reimbursement systems, supplier-induced demand
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Web of science
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