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In several countries, public healthcare providers purchase services from private providers to shorten waiting times. Some private providers in turn combine public service with practice in their own facilities. According to the existing literature, they are viewed as cream-skimming profitable...
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In Denmark GP services are free at the point of use. A looming conflict between GPs and the payor, the Danish Regions, has raised the possibility of copayment during a possible upcoming conflict. Danish empirical evidence on the demand effect of copayment is largely nonexisting. However, from...
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This paper estimates the effects of a workplace health promotion program adopted in selected bluecollar trades in Denmark on public expenditurerelated outcomes. A key policy question in many countries is whether such programs represent an effective means of reducing some of the public’s...
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The Danish hospital sector is facing a major restructuring over the coming decade that will involve hospital mergers and closures as well as construction of new hospitals. There is a clear trend towards fewer and larger hospitals. The evidence for economies of scale and scope underpinning these...
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The paper contains descriptive statistics from a survey investigation of dual job holding among public hospital physicians in Denmark.
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Som baggrund for spørgsmålet om anvendelsen af yderligere op til fem milliarder i sundhedsvæsenet belyses indledningsvis ressourcesituationen og sundhedstilstanden. De første 9 sider belyser, om der mangler ressourcer i sundhedsvæsenet. I forhold til ønsker og behandlingsmæssige...
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Objective: The purpose is to assess whether the joint evaluation of costs and quality affects the ranking of hospital departments relative to performance based on cost performance alone.<p> Methods: Using patient level data, in which 3,754 patients across six vascular departments are pooled we...</p>
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Objective: The purpose is to explore whether better structure and process management provide better outcome quality for the individual patient and among hospital departments. <p>Methods: Using patient level data in which 4,202 patients across seven vascular departments are pooled we estimate fixed...</p>
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Background: Until recently, there have not been any facilities for the treatment of chronic renalfailure with dialyses in Greenland. Patients in haemodialysis had to move to Copenhagen for treatment at Rigshospitalet. Furthermore, patients in peritoneal dialysis were seen at Rigshospitalet for...
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Hovedpunkterne følger ikke kronologien i kapitlet, men går på tværs. Sundhedsvæsenet i Vejle Amt var innovativt og anviste på en række områder nye veje. Det var et sundhedsvæsen præget af høj patienttilfredshed, god produktivitet, nye organisationsformer og vedvarende forbedringer af...
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