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increasing prices. We test this prediction based on a reform of hospital financing in Germany. Uniquely, this reform changed the …
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the programme has decreased the nurse turnover rate by 4.49%, decreased exits from the public hospital sector by 5 ….38%, and reduced mortality within 30 days from hospital admission by 3.45%, preventing 11,400 deaths. Our results are …
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role in explaining the effect of ownership status on hospital quality. When age, sex, diagnoses and co-morbidities are held … hospitals. -- hospital performance ; innovative procedures ; stratified duration model ; hospital quality …
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the hospital level. To identify a causal effect, I develop a unique identification strategy where I exploit hospitals …' exposure to snowfall. A particularity of the reform led to exogenous treatment price shocks at hospital level in response to …
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This study presents new evidence on the potential detrimental effects of hospital closures. We examine how hospital … closures affect the likelihood of incurring medical debt. Hospital closures can increase market concentration by removing a …'s ability to pay their bills. We combine 2011-2020 consumer credit bureau data with information on hospital closures from 2014 …
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decreased exits from the public hospital sector. Our results indicate that a light-touch intervention can shift management … behavior and improve hospital workforce turnover. These findings are important in sectors affected by labor supply shortages …
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a streamlined appointment process on hospital operations and the alignment of healthcare supply and demand. Using a … longitudinal dataset on hospital operations and a difference-in-differences model, we document that the app increases completed … hospital consultations by 9.5%, through boosting registrations by 4.8% and reducing appointment cancellations by 3.4%. The app …
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We estimate the impact of nurse unions on health care quality using patient discharge data and the universe of hospital … hospital-specific trends, we find that unionized hospitals also outperform hospitals without any union election in the same 12 …
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We evaluate the effect of a pro-competition reform gradually introduced in France over the 2004-2008 period on hospital … are all under a DRG-based payment system after the reform. For each hospital status, we assess the benefits of local … hospital level to take into account hospital unobserved heterogeneity and censorship in the duration of stays in a flexible way …
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Evidence suggests that hospital mergers can reduce costs but less is known about their effects on patient outcomes. We …
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