Health Reform Global Payments Home Care Path

A stage of health care reform is payment reform. Global payments is part of a performance based health care system. Global payment structure will facilitate provider strategies such as, patient education, environmental assessments, mitigation of adverse health risks, and purchase of necessary durable health equipment.

Health care planners explain that the current fee for service payments, results in continual over use and mis- use of health resources. In the fee for service model health care professionals are paid more for ordering additional tests and procedures.

Global payments would include quality measures that give the consumers more confidence that decisions made about their care are patient focused and not driven by the desire to save money. The mission is to ensure quality and deliver health care at a cost sustainable level.

Global payments act by rewarding efficiency and higher quality. This includes supporting health care providers as they invest in patient centered models of care. A reduction in emergency room visits and re admission to hospitals indicates improved health for the community.

Global payments will be replacing fee for service.