Payment mechanism and hospital admission: New evidence from Thailand healthcare reform mydrg.de

Payment mechanism and hospital admission: New evidence from Thailand healthcare reform (Science Direct).

This study gives evidence for the effect of DRG-based payment reform for a developing country. Hospital admission declined by approximately 1 percentage point post-reform. Admission to community hospitals, the lowest tier of inpatient public facility, increased by 10%. Admission to higher level health
care facilities significantly dropped after the payment reform.[...]

Our results emphasize the effectiveness of a close-ended payment mechanism
for health care in developing countries.
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Quelle: Science Direct, 05.10.2021