Eurohealth: incentivising integrated care

Abstract

Health systems are subject to a number of pressures that impact on their ability to deliver effective services, not least those stemming from ageing populations and the growing number of patients living with chronic conditions and co-morbidities. In a number of countries, integrated care models are being explored as a means of meeting the challenges of changing disease burdens, delivering effective health care as well as bolstering the sustainability of their health systems. However, there are many possible ways of promoting the better integration of care, with the use of (‎appropriate)‎ financial incentives being one method to achieve this goal. Eurohealth Observer – Paying for integrated care, Initiatives in Germany, Quality and Outcomes Framework in England, Team care arrangements in Australia, Programmes in Canada, Bundled payments in the Netherlands, Chronic care management in Denmark, Medicare severity DRGs in the US, Personalised health budgets; Eurohealth International – Reconfiguring health professionalism; Eurohealth Systems and Policies – Fiscal sustainability (‎United Kingdom)‎, Primary care (‎Republic of Moldova)‎, Health system performance (‎Canada)‎, Hospital services (‎Netherlands)‎; and Eurohealth Monitor.