You have been asked to develop proposals for improving the hospital service and working collaboratively with community nurses and GPs. Revisiting the chronic care model, identify changes that you...

You have been asked to develop proposals for improving the hospital service and working collaboratively with community nurses and GPs. Revisiting the chronic care model, identify changes that you could make (assuming you have start up funding for new ways of working) which would support the development of a high quality, integrated COPD service. What are the risks and benefits of paying hospitals according to the number of treatments they provide?