BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE
A code representing a national price for ACTIVITY that is designed to incentivise quality and cost-effective care.
Description
A code representing a national price for ACTIVITY that is designed to incentivise quality and cost-effective care.
The aim of a BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE is to reduce unexplained variation in clinical quality and spread best practice.
BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODES may introduce an alternative currency to a Healthcare Resource Group, including a description of ACTIVITIES that more closely corresponds to the delivery of outcomes for a PATIENT.
An incentive to move from usual care to best practice is created by creating a price differential between agreed best practice, which attracts the BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE, and usual care, thereby universalising best practice.
For further information, see the NHS England website at: Developing the national tariff.
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODES |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute | BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE | references in description BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE |
| Class | SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER NHS SERVICE CONTRACT | has an attribute BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE of type BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE |
| Data Element | TARIFF CODE | is the data element of BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE |
