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, vol.30, no.3, pp.322-326, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn038
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.322-326
  • Keywords: fixed-payment method, hospitals, imaging tests, overuse, RADIATION, CANCER, TURKEY, RISK
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.