Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues surrounding a long planned
expansion of Payment by Results (PbR) into mental health services and to highlight the …

Payment by results is likely to be applicable to mental health services, with the exception of
specialist services, next year. Its introduction will completely change the way mental health …

Background. Activity-based funding mechanisms are widely used in acute care. In England,
payment by results is being extended to mental health care, but its financial viability is …

The use of casemix-based funding mechanisms is increasing internationally. This funding
approach potentially offers incentives for a range of diverse objectives, including …

Payment by results (PbR) for mental health services is currently being piloted with the aim of
arriving at a national tariff for mental health by 2013/2014. The Department of Health has …

The Department of Health is introducing a 'payment by results' system for mental health
services in the UK. The system is already being used in the acute healthcare sector, but is …

Payment by results, a system for paying healthcare trusts, is intended as a fair and
consistent basis for hospital funding. It relies on a national tariff structured around a case-mix …

The primary method of funding NHS mental health services in England has been block
contracts between commissioners and providers, with negotiations based on historical …

The Department of Health in England has long encouraged the routine measurement of
clinical outcomes in mental health services but has now decided to use outcome measures …

Payment by Results (PbR) is a healthcare payment system in England only, already in place
for elective secondary care, which has started in Adult Mental Health and is being …