Confirmation of Payment by Results arrangements for 2013-14

Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News Arrangements for Payment by Results (PbR) in 2013/14 have been confirmed following a road test exercise. The 2013-14 PbR guidance has been clarified and expanded in a number of areas, in response to feedback received from the road test exercise. A letter from the Deputy NHS Chief Executive notes that this is the final PbR package that the Department of Health (DH) will publish, though the DH PbR team will continue to have a role during 2013-14 in supporting organisations implement the tariff. Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board will be responsible for tariff and currency design and price-setting for 2014-15 onwards.     Drugs excluded from PbR can be found in worksheets 14, 18 and 19 of the tariff spreadsheet.
Source: NeLM - News - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news