Exploratory analysis on payment mechanisms to Community Mental Health Centers in Chile using mixed grounded theory

• Published in: Medwave Vol. 24; no. 5; p. e2920
• Main Authors: Toro-Devia, Olga, Alvarado, Rubén, Jeria, Mercedes, Razzouk, Denise, Salvador-Carulla, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chile Medwave Estudios Limitada 04.06.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Chile; Community Mental Health Centers - economics; Community Mental Health Centers - organization & administration; community mental health services; Deinstitutionalization - economics; Female; Grounded Theory; Health Care Reform - economics; Health Policy - economics; Healthcare Financing; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; mental health; Mental Health - economics; Middle Aged; Qualitative Research; reimbursement mechanisms; Reimbursement, Incentive - economics; Young Adult; Chile; Community Mental Health Services; Mental Health; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Healthcare Financing; Grounded Theory

Introduction Research on psychiatric deinstitutionalization has neglected that reforms in this field are nested in a health system that has undergone financial reforms. This subordination could introduce incentives that are misaligned with new mental health policies. According to Chile’s National Me...