US EditionAlberta shifting health-care grants to ‘activity-based,’ competitive surgical funding
- The Alberta government is changing health care funding from a global system to patient-focused funding , which aims to increase transparency and lower wait times for surgeries.
- Premier Danielle Smith stated that the previous funding model had no incentives for increasing patient volume, but the new model will provide financial incentives for higher quality and accountability within the health care system.
- The Health Sciences Association of Alberta expressed concerns that the new funding may lead to a profit-driven marketplace, risking patient care and quality.
- Independent think-tank MEI noted that proper funding models can increase efficiency, turning health services into a product with a price tag, as indicated by their research.
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ESMAIL: Alberta takes big step towards shorter wait times and higher quality health care
On Monday, the Smith government announced that beginning next year it will change the way it funds surgeries in Alberta. This is a big step towards unlocking the ability of Alberta’s health-care system to provide more, better and faster services for the same or possibly fewer dollars.
Alberta Shifts to ‘Activity-Based’ Health-Care Funding, Paying for Services Rather Than Targets
The Alberta government plans to change its acute care funding model, moving from a system that allocates funds based on surgery targets, which the province says are not always met, to an “activity-based” approach that would pay health-care facilities for the services they deliver. The new “activity-based” model, also called “patient-focused funding,” would encourage competition among medical centres, including chartered surgical facilities and h…
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