Understanding capitation and pharmaceutical care.
Although capitation has not yet emerged as the predominant mode of payment for health care, many experts believe that this will happen within a few years, and that capitation will predominate among methods to pay for pharmaceutical care services as well. Capitation is confusing because it exists in many forms. This article: Explains alternative forms of capitation for pharmaceutical care services. Offers some thoughts on what might be acceptable and not-so-acceptable forms from the perspective of the pharmacy manager.
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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