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explain the Quadrilema as proposed by Burton Weisbrod
The concept of quadrilema was proposed by Burton weisbrod where reqquiring a choice among four alternatives. Insurance and technology are related to cost and quality it can better be understood by comparing the cost and quality in education and health with respect to payment systems.In other words Health care quadrilemma theory describes the reciprocal relationship between health care technology ,health care insurance ,quality of care and cost containment.
1.TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
New technologies have revolutionized the ways in which health care is capable of being practiced.The type of insurance used to finance medical care can influence technological change
2.Under FFS ,incentive to produce marginally beneficial technology that increases the cost of health care and increases the need for insurance
Quality of health care likely to improve
3.Under prospective payment systems,less incentive to invest in technology
Could influence changes in quality of care
4.Education is financed under a prospective payment system
Quality is the issue
If educators diagnosed students and provided services based on need ,quality would probably increase as would cost