Monitor 26 November 2014
- "A capitated payment or capitation means paying a provider or group of providers to cover the majority (or all) of the care provided to a target population, such as patients with multiple long term conditions (LTCs), across different care settings."p3
- This document describes:
- what is driving the need for more integrated care
- the benefits of capitation for patients and local care economies
- its potential risks and how to mitigate them
- the steps involved in designing capitated payment for a local integrated care
- initiative that fits within current payment rules
- key factors for enabling it to achieve anticipated benefits
- methods for evaluating its impact.
