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AN OVERVIEW OF PAYMENT

SYSTEMS IN OECD

COUNTRIES USING THE OECD HEALTH SYSTEM

CHARACTERISTICS SURVEY

Expert Group Meeting on Payment Systems, 7th – 8th April 2014

Health System Characteristics Survey

2012

• HSC survey complements existing OECD data questionnaires with detailed information on the institutional features of health systems: – (i) Governance

– (ii) Organisation and delivery

– (iii) Financing

• First wave of HSC survey carried in 2008-09

• 2008-09 survey results released in OECD Health Working Paper No 50.

Health System Characteristics Survey

2012

• Second HSC survey carried out in 2012-13, following the same structure but with some updates:

– Updating 2008 information where necessary

– Enhanced information on key areas: health financing and health coverage, health care delivery (providers’ payment and regulation of prices and supply)

– Included questions for specific OECD projects (including on workforce and primary care)

• Surveys sent out second half of 2012 – almost 100% response rate!

• For the ‘Organisation Section’ of the survey, which this background paper used, all but one country submitted a response

USING THE HSC SURVEY DATA TO LOOK AT

PROVIDER PAYMENT

Using the HSC Survey responses

• Background paper provides an overview of the predominant modes of payment of health care services in OECD member countries (DELSAHEA(2014)2)

• Based on data collected through the 2012 wave of the OECD Health Systems Characteristics (HSC) Survey

• Paper covers 14 questions related to paying providers

• An in-depth phase of validation and completion of missing data took place at the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014

Using the HSC Survey responses

BACKGROUND PAPER: AN OVERVIEW OF PAYMENT

SYSTEMS IN OECD COUNTRIES

• High level of heterogeneity

• Delivery is predominantly in the private setting either in solo or group practices

• Main modes of provider payment are FFS or capitation which may include additional components such as P4P

• FFS is the main mode of physician payment in private practices while salary is the main payment in public clinics

Overview of payment systems in OECD

countries: Primary care

Overview of payment systems in OECD

countries: Outpatient specialist care

• More similarity across countries in delivery modes and payment

• Delivery is mainly carried out in outpatient departments of public hospitals where reimbursement is typically FFS

• Many countries also include other components such as global budget and P4P

Overview of payment systems in OECD

countries: Inpatient acute care

• Payment of inpatient acute care is either DRG or global budget

• DRG payment is most common in social health insurance (SHI)-based systems

• Global budget is mainly used in general taxation (NHS)-based systems

• Salary is the main payment model for inpatient specialists.

• For FFS prices are typically set through negotiation

• Global budget in all settings is typically set by key purchasers (central or local level) rather than negotiated.

Overview of payment systems in OECD

countries: Reimbursement setting

Overview of payment systems in OECD

countries: P4P

• Most common in primary care (14 countries)

• Focus is on prevention (primary care), management of chronic disease (primary care and outpatient specialist) and improvement of patient experience (inpatient acute care)

• Participation of providers in P4P schemes can be voluntary or mandatory

• In most countries of the share of total reimbursement represented by P4P was below 10%

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