Effects of a fixed-payment method on demand for imaging tests in a university hospital

İNANDI T., ÖZER C., BALCI A., KARAZİNCİR S.

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.322-326, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn038
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.322-326
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fixed-payment method, hospitals, imaging tests, overuse, RADIATION, CANCER, TURKEY, RISK
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background In 2006, a new medical payment framework such as fixed-payment method was implemented in Turkey and then cancelled 5 months later. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of this payment method on the demand for imaging tests.