The UK government would do nothing to put at risk the continuity of payments to its own citizens and would not be prepared to incur significant costs to change IT systems," the DWP report said.
The patient questionnaire included 25 questions covering: basic patient information; visiting frequency and continuity of care; payment for services; and the patient's opinion on access, responsiveness and quality of PC services as well as on the cooperation between health care providers.
In negotiating proper payment systems, health authorities should not only care about physicians' productivity but also the impact on continuity of patient care.
Patients registered for the PIP-IHI were expected to have a diagnosed chronic disease; therefore, it is notable that additional payments reflecting continuity of care and planned review (tier 1 or 2 payments) were not triggered for around 30% of patients (figure 2).
"As part of the plan, in addition to ensuring continuity of care to residents, all payments to trade creditors are to be maintained and all home-based staff transferred on their current terms," the group said.
New kinds of payment plans?
Plan for schedule of payment.
Unaware of payment terms.
Know the method of payment.
