Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: provider payment and service supply behaviour and incentives in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme – a systems approach

Assuring equitable universal access to essential health services without exposure to undue financial hardship requires adequate resource mobilization, efficient use of resources, and attention to quality and responsiveness of services. The way providers are paid is a critical part of this process because it can create incentives and patterns of behavior related to supply. The objective of this work was to describe provider behavior related to supply of health services to insured clients in Ghana and the influence of provider payment methods on incentives and behavior.

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Agyepong I, Aryeetey G, Nonvignon J, Asenso-Boadi F, Dzikunu H, Antwi E et al. Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: provider payment and service supply behaviour and incentives in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme – a systems approach. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2014; 12(43). doi:10.1186/1478-4505-12-35