Pricing systems impact on Quality and Safety

Order Description 1. Identify which of the four funding models identified by Egar et al. (2013) are used by the public hospitals in Australia and briefly describe its use. 2. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the National Efficient price may provide an incentive to improve health status of any selected segment of the Australian population. Remember to use relevant references to back up your arguments. References: Sections 1 & 4 in Eagar K, Sansoni J, Loggie C et al. (2013) A Literature Review on Integrating Quality and Safety into Hospital Pricing Systems. Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong. Eagar K, Sansoni J, Loggie C et al. (2013) A Literature Review on Integrating Quality and Safety into Hospital Pricing Systems. Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (2013). Supplementary Briefing and Literature Update: Integrating safety and quality into hospital pricing systems