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The impact of reimbursement changes on doctors' office testing
Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
|June 1, 1986
Summary
Healthcare financing reforms incentivize moving care to doctors
Area of Science:
- Health economics
- Healthcare policy
- Outpatient care services
Background:
- Healthcare financing reforms are shifting care delivery from hospitals to outpatient settings.
- These reforms utilize financial incentives to encourage this transition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact of healthcare financing changes on outpatient settings.
- To examine the implications of increased utilization reviews and penalties in doctors' offices.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of healthcare financing policies.
- Review of utilization management strategies in outpatient care.
Main Results:
- Financial incentives are driving the expansion of services in doctors' offices.
- Increased external oversight and utilization reviews are accompanying this growth.
Conclusions:
- The expansion of outpatient testing is likely to increase.
- Doctors' offices may face greater external scrutiny and regulatory oversight as a result of these changes.
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