Improving inpatient care with the introduction of a hip fracture pathway

"A system of payment by results exists for the management of hip fractures in England and Wales. Poor performance against the national standards was noted, reflecting failure to deliver optimal care. Through the introduction of a multi-disciplinary patient pathway and clerking pro forma, the proportion of patients earning the best practice tariff uplift increased from 44.4% to 91.7%. "

Improving inpatient care with the introduction of a hip fracture pathway
M Chamberlain, H Pugh
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u204075.w2786

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Capitation: a potential new payment model to enable integrated care

"Capitated payment can offer significant benefits to patients but there are some risks. For the approach to deliver its full potential benefits to patients and to the health system as a whole, commissioners and providers need to agree on mechanisms for mitigating the risks."

Capitation: a potential new payment model to enable integrated care: A supporting document of ‘2015/16 National Tariff Payment System: A consultation notice’

Monitor, NHS England
November 2014

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Improving the quality of costing in the NHS

"there were only a limited number of organisations where cost information was used routinely outside of the finance department, and even less where it was used by clinicians to improve their own efficiency and the care that they delivered."

Improving the quality of costing in the NHS: Payment by Results data assurance framework
CAPITA
June 2014

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Calculating the 2011-12 National Tariff

"The purpose of this guide is therefore to describe the iterations of the tariff calculation lifecycle, ie how the Department has calculated the 2011-12 mandatory national tariffs."

Step-by-step guide: Calculating the 2011-12 National Tariff
Department of Health
March 2011

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