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Abstract

Prospective payment arrangements are now the main form of hospital funding in most developed countries. An essential component of such arrangements is the classification system used to differentiate patients according to their expected resource requirements. In this article we describe the evolution and structure of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) in England and the way in which costs are calculated for patients allocated to each HRG. We then describe how payments are made, how policy has evolved to incentivise improvements in quality, and how prospective payment is being applied outside hospital settings.

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Title
Paying for the quantity and quality of hospital care: the foundations and evolution of payment policy in England
Author
Grasic, Katja; Mason, Anne R; Street, Andrew
Pages
1-10
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Jun 2015
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
21911991
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1708028872
Copyright
The Author(s) 2015