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Using the MEAT VBP framework to analyse and understand the value of surgical gloves : an explanatory case study

Stanberry, Benedict; Bothma, Gerhard; Harrison, Katie - In: Health economics review 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-14

Background: Value-based healthcare is being extensively piloted, scaled and implemented by healthcare providers and systems around the world. However, the ability of the healthcare supply chain function to strategically contribute to the improvement of value has been held back by a lack of...

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A multilevel analysis of prenatal care and birth weight in Kenya

Awiti, Japheth Osotsi - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 33, pp. 1-16

The paper investigates the effect of adequate use of prenatal care on birth weight in Kenya using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2008 - 2009 together with additional administrative data. Both a single-level model and a multi-level model are estimated. The estimation...

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Wealth and antenatal care use : implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana

Arthur, Eric - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 14, pp. 1-8

The study investigates the effect of wealth on maternal health care utilization in Ghana via its effect on Antenatal care use. Antenatal care serves as the initial point of contact of expectant mothers to maternal health care providers before delivery. The study is pivoted on the introduction of...

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Sustaining medical research : the role of trust and control

John, Michael; Kloyer, Martin; Fleßa, Steffen - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14

is not always sustained beyond the end of funding. This study empirically assesses the efect of control and trust on the … develop a system model to analyze the infuence of trust and control on performance and satisfaction of the cooperation …. Findings Both control and trust are important prerequisites for sustainability, control mainly for the performance of the …

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Promoting vaccinations - an analysis of measures taken by German statutory health insurers

Damm, Kathrin; Schubert, Jana M.; Schulenburg, … - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 16, pp. 1-6

Introduction: Prophylactic vaccinations play a significant role in health care. As a relatively cost-effective preventive measure they can help to avert transmissible diseases and thus protect not only the vaccinated individuals themselves but also those who have not been vaccinated. In order to...

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Private hospital accreditation and inducement of care under the Ghanaian National Insurance Scheme

Amporfu, Eugenia - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 13, pp. 1-9

The Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme pays providers according to the fee for service payment scheme, a method of payment that is likely to encourage inducement of care. The goal of this paper is to test for the presence of supplier induced demand among patients who received care in...

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Transitivity in health utility measurement : an experimental analysis

Schmidt, Ulrich; Stolpe, Michael - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 12, pp. 1-4

Several experimental studies have observed substantial violations of transitivity for decisions between risky lotteries over monetary outcomes. The goal of our experiment is to test whether these violations also affect the evaluation of health states. A particular feature of our experimental...

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Mind the information gap : fertility rate and use of cesarean delivery and tocolytic hospitalizations in Taiwan

Ma, Ke-zong M.; Norton, Edward C.; Lee, Shoou-yih D. - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 20, pp. 1-15

Background: Physician-induced demand (PID) is an important theory to test given the longstanding controversy surrounding it. Empirical health economists have been challenged to find natural experiments to test the theory because PID is tantamount to strong income effects. The data requirements...

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Methods for measuring horizontal equity in health resource allocation: a comparative study

Tao, Yi; Henry, Kizito; Zou, Qinpei; Zhong, Xiaoni - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 10, pp. 1-10

There are many existing methodologies on measuring health equity, while seldom has method aiming at health resource allocation. We collected 6 method of measuring equity in health resource allocation. This paper presents key contents of methods on measuring horizontal equity in health service...

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Macro-level factors impacting geographic disparities in cancer screening

Mobley, Lee Rivers; Kuo, Tzy-mey; Traczynski, Jeffrey; … - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 13, pp. 1-15

Objectives: Examine how differences in state regulatory environments predict geographic disparities in the utilization of cancer screening. Data sources/setting: 100% Medicare fee-for-service population data from 2001-2005 was developed as multi-year breast (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC)...

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