Towards incentivising integration: A typology of payments for integrated care

There is a general policy consensus that current models of care are not adequate for addressing health system challenges faced globally [1]. Ageing populations and rising levels of multimorbidity are increasing demand for services across sectors of care. This increases the risks of fragmented or conflicting treatment with potential for inefficiency and for harm [2,3]. Concurrently, healthcare budget restraints in light of financial crises and concerns over long-term fiscal burden have created a move towards ‘integrated care’, which are “structured efforts to provide coordinated, pro-active, person-centred, multidisciplinary care by two or more well-communicating and collaborating care providers either within or across sectors” [4].

Source: Health Policy - July 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Jonathan Stokes, Verena Struckmann, S øren Rud Kristensen, Sabine Fuchs, Ewout van Ginneken, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Maureen Rutten van Mölken, Matt Sutton Source Type: research