There are significant variations in critical care practices, costs, and reimbursements in various countries. Of note, there is a paucity of reliable information on remuneration and reimbursement models for intensivists in India. This review article aims to analyze the existing reimbursement models in United States and United Kingdom and propose a frame-work model that may be applicable in India.
Keywords: Compensation; critical care; fee-for-service; health-care resource groups; intensive-care unit; intensivists; pay for performance; pay-for-volume; payment-by-results; reimbursement; third party administrators.