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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016

The Experience of Risk-Adjusted Capitation Payment for Family Physicians in Iran: A Qualitative Study.

Reza Esmaeili, Mohammad Hadian, Arash Rashidian, Mohammad Shariati, Hossien Ghaderi

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Reza EsmaeiliDepartment of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammad HadianDepartment of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Arash RashidianDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammad ShariatiCommunity Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Hossien GhaderiDepartment of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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backgroundWhen a country's health system is faced with fundamental flaws that require the redesign of financing and service delivery, primary healthcare payment systems are often reformed.

objectivesThis study was conducted with the purpose of exploring the experiences of risk-adjusted capitation payment of urban family physicians in Iran when it comes to providing primary health care (PHC). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a qualitative study using the framework method. Data were collected via digitally audio-recorded semi-structured interviews with 24 family physicians and 5 executive directors in two provinces of Iran running the urban family physician pilot program. The participants were selected using purposive and snowball sampling. The codes were extracted using inductive and deductive methods.

resultsRegarding the effects of risk-adjusted capitation on the primary healthcare setting, five themes with 11 subthemes emerged, including service delivery, institutional structure, financing, people's behavior, and the challenges ahead. Our findings indicated that the health system is enjoying some major changes in the primary healthcare setting through the implementation of risk-adjusted capitation payment.

conclusionsWith regard to the current challenges in Iran's health system, using risk-adjusted capitation as a primary healthcare payment system can lead to useful changes in the health system's features. However, future research should focus on the development of the risk-adjusted capitation model.

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