title: Stimulating cost effective behavior in hospitals.
abstract: Types of influence on the delivery of medical care are divided into monetary and other. These incentives effect care at the system, hospital, care team, physician and patient levels. Selected examples, primarily from the USA, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014481:United States