Question

Managed care programs were implemented as cost-containment efforts. List the initiatives used to assist in the management of health care costs.

Answer 1

The health care must always be cost effective for the service users to utilize the services to the best. The initiatives which can be taken are as follows:

* the establishment of cost growth goal as it tells the per capita expenditure of individual as a whole.

* scorecard for health and cost outcome which would help the stakeholders to understand the current spending for health.

* payment adoption and delivery system reform to know the states percentage of payers.

* bundles payments can be implement to facilitate care Co ordination and reduce variation in spending.

* ensuring institute global budget for hospital which enhances patient care rather than only the services.

* APCD ( all payers claimed databases can be launched) in order to tract and assess cost cont'd and quality improvement content.

* evidence based home visit services can be extended as this would help the nurses build the family progress of health.

* the price transparency can be improved to prevent patients for decision making . * expand the use of tele health to improve long distance health care.

* reducing the usage of unnecessary emergency room.

* delivery of long term care can be improved.