A patient tells the nurse that he or she does not understand the purpose of capitation. What is the nurse's best response?
a. To provide high-quality care at the highest cost to the hospital, not the patient
b. To provide the least expensive care for patients regardless of outcomes
c. To build a payment plan that includes the best standards of care at the lowest cost
d. To ensure that all patients receive the same care for the same cost in all hospitals
C
The purpose of capitation is to build a payment plan for select diagnoses or surgical procedures that includes the best standards of care and essential diagnostic and treatment procedures at the lowest cost. Capitation does not cause the hospitals to pay the highest cost but to determine qual-ity care for the lowest cost. Capitation does not provide the least expensive care for patients for outcomes because best standards are the outcome. Capitation does not make all patients receive the same care for the same cost in all hospitals.
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