fee-for-service
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Introduction
physicians are paid directly for services rendered, as is customary is most businesses
Disadvantages
- encourages higher expenditures
- discourages coordinated care
- provides no reimbursement for hidden services
- comparable outcomes at reduced cost (telephone services)
- improved outcomes (management programs for heart failure)
More general terms
References
- ↑ Reuben DB: UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 29-Oct 2, 2004