Methods of payment on the services quantity, quality and cost control.

Question 1: Define and compare and contrast between the fee-for-service, salary, capitation, pay for performance, and global budget methods of provider payment. In comparing and contrasting between these five methods take into consideration the following dimensions:

1. The Unit of payment used by each method.
2. How the payment is determined and made (i.e. prospective VS retrospective).
3. On what basis the payments are made (i.e. inputs VS outputs).
4. The impact of each method of payment on the services quantity, quality and cost control.
5. Level of administrative complexity of each method.

It is very important to provide examples while you are comparing and contrasting between the five provider payment methods.

Qustion 2: Which provider payment method you think is suitable for the healthcare system in UAE and why?.