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Webinar - Can new payment models support the provision of value-based healthcare?
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
3pm - 4pm (AEST)
With the rising costs of healthcare, health systems are looking for ways to incentivise high-quality care while keeping costs down. So, does paying healthcare providers for their performance improve value for money and hold providers accountable? This webinar will summarise new evidence from two recently published systematic reviews on the impact of different payment methods for healthcare providers.
As Professor Tony Scott will explain in this webinar, although high quality evidence remains scarce, the key messages remain consistent over time. Different payment methods, in the right context, can influence clinical behaviour in desired directions but require careful design. For example, the evidence suggests that mixed payment methods (such as fee-for-service plus capitation payments) may be best placed to balance out more extreme incentives that arise from using only one payment method. However, the evidence on the impact of these payment methods on healthcare quality and outcomes remains mixed. In this webinar, the implications of this evidence for provider payment reform in Australia will be discussed.
The session will feature a panel discussion with Professor Tony Scott and Mr James Downie, CEO of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA).
This webinar will be moderated by Yvonne Zurynski, who is Associate Professor of Health System Sustainability at Macquarie University, and is co-lead of the PCHSS’s Observatory for Health System Sustainability.