Question

Wallace is a 45 yr old male who has a bulge on his abdomen fore six months. He has an appointment with Dr. Smith today, but this is his third time being seen by Dr. Smith and Wallace does not feel that his complaint has been fully investigated. Dr. Smith always rushes through his visit with Wallace as Dr. Smith is seeing five to six patients an hour. Wallace is upset because he fells that Dr. Smith is making more money by providing less care. In what type of reimbursement metholdolgy could this occur?

Answer 1

Capitation

Method of payment for health services in which an individual or institutional provider is paid a fixed, per capita amount for each person enrolled without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided or number of persons served.