Exploration and Effect of Performance-based Prospective Global Budget Payment Mechanism in Integrated Service Reform / 中国卫生经济

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore and test a blending prospective payment that suitable for integrated care delivery system in China.Methods:Referring to Accountable Care Organization and domestic reforms,it designed a performance-based and prospective global budget payment mechanism which mainly contained strategies as medical alliance contract,prepay by DRGs and performance-based management.Through a quasi-experiment,it tested its effects on controlling the inpatient spending and continuity of care.Results:There were 38 980 cases included from inpatient claims data out of 4 towns.194 medical records came from township and county hospitals.Compared to control group,the average hospitalization rate per capita every 5 months in treated group significantly declined by 0.08％,the likelihood of using upper level hospitalization significantly declined by 0.16％,and the continuity of care significantly increased by 33.80％.Global budget system would benefit decreasing hospitalization structure and improving medical collaboration.However,the effects of new model might be underestimated by the imperfect implementation of compulsory referral system.Conclusion:The medical alliances should center on combined objectives as stimulating medical cooperation and improving on quality of care.It should make the blending prospective payment decisions on basis of information-shared grading and referral medical system and empirical evidence.