methods to a sample of English hospitals in 2009-10 and a set of 16 quality measures including mortality rates, readmission …We examine whether a hospitals quality is affected by the quality provided by other hospitals in the same market. We … determine whether a hospital will have higher quality when its rivals have higher quality. We then apply spatial econometric …

We examine how public sector third-party purchasers and hospitals negotiate quality targets when a fixed proportion of … hospital revenue is required to be linked to quality. We develop a bargaining model linking the number of quality targets to …/11, we find that the number of quality targets is determined by the purchaser's population health and its budget, the …

quality, as measured by in-hospital mortality and 28-day emergency readmission. To do this, we exploit the phased introduction …

We apply cross-sectional and panel data methods to a database of 5 million patients in 8,000 English general practices … the 10% improvement in the general practice quality of stroke care between 2004/5 and 2007/8 reduced 2007/8 hospital …

The new contract for primary care in the UK offers fee-for-service payments for a wide range of activities in a quality … covering 38 of the 81 clinical indicators in the quality framework. The maximum payment for each service was calculated and … clinical interventions in the quality outcomes framework. There appears to be no relationship between pay and health gain …

; (3) the methods for collecting resource use and quality of life data; and (4) how such data can be used. Finally, it is …Arguments are being made more frequently to incorporate economic evaluations and quality of life assessments into … emphasised that the anticipated benefits of collecting data relating to resource use and quality of life should outweigh the …

There is an increasing awareness within the medical profession of the need to include quality of life as well as … survival as an outcome measure. This paper reviews some of the evidence which assesses the quality of life of patients with … evidence shows that the quality of life of patients can be severely impaired by treatment for cancers in the head and neck …

We analyse the impact of the provision of care on the health and quality of life (QoL) of mature female informal … Europe impacts on the caregivers’ quality of life and health in a way that depends on their geographical location, the …