Realigning Reimbursement Policy and Financial Incentives to Support Patient-Centered Out-of-Hospital Care

摘要

NNOVATIVE MODELS OF PAYMENT AND CARE DELIVERY are increasingly being used to expand access, improve quality, and reduce medical costs. Although traditional fee-for-service medicine favors doing more than is necessary, newer payment models aim to realign incentives to decrease utilization and increase efficiency. However, little consideration has been given to how fee-for-service reimbursement in out-of-hospital care limits the ability of emergency medical services (EMS) to provide more patient-centered care and reduce downstream health care costs.