Skip to main content

Table 5 Policies of countries for aligning payments to patient outcomes

From: Hospitals during economic crisis: a systematic review based on resilience system capacities framework

Countries

Policies

United States [83]

Denies payment for “never events” that occur during hospital stays.

Incentives payments to hospital which have acquired standards.

United States [83], Netherland, Italy [10]

Creating pay-for-performance policies.

England [10]

No reimbursement for readmission in emergency department within 30 days.