US Employers as Quality Drivers in the Health Sector
This review is one in a series of analytic efforts designed to inform the policy debate related to how the purchasing function is being used as an instrument for quality. The author reviews evidence on the extent of quality-based purchasing by U.S....
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5628693/employers-quality-drivers-health-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13794 |
| Summary: | This review is one in a series of
analytic efforts designed to inform the policy debate
related to how the purchasing function is being used as an
instrument for quality. The author reviews evidence on the
extent of quality-based purchasing by U.S. employers,
generally viewed as pivotal to the national push for value
in health care, and summarizes key employer efforts
underway. A typology for categorizing purchaser strategies
is provided. The author examines what is known about the
impact of employer strategies on care delivery and concludes
with a broader discussion of quality approaches. |
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