Payment Reforms for Prehospital Care Services in a Middle Income Country: Assessing Implementation and Patient Outcomes Using a Mixed-Methods Approach.
Paibul SuriyawongpaisalSamrit SrithamrongsawadPongsakorn AtiksawedparitKhanisthar PhooseemungkunKrongkan BunchaiyaiThanita ThongtanPublished in: Emergency medicine international (2018)
It is evident that progress has been made in terms of mobilising more financial inputs and improving financial information flow. However, there is no evidence of any changes in patient outcomes and quality of care. Furthermore, whether the progress is meaningful in filling the gaps of financial demands of the prehospital care systems is still questionable. Room for future improvement of prehospital care systems was discussed with implications for other countries.