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Table 1 Expected response of hospitals to ABF by type of care provided

From: British Columbia Hospitals: examination and assessment of payment reform (B-CHeaPR)

Care Type

Expected Response

Reason for Hospitalization

Supply Sensitive

Some Response

Congestive heart failure

  

Cancer

  

Chronic lung disease

Preference Sensitive

Unknown

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

  

Hip replacement

  

Knee replacement

Evidence-based Care

None

Appendectomy

  

Leg fracture