This paper examines the form of performance-based contract which is relatively new to healthcare systems. Economic theories on contracting are reviewed to provide theoretical support for potential impacts of performance-based contracting (PBC) on improving efficiency of the healthcare system....

This paper explores the relevance of the literature on for-profit versus not-for-profit hospital care to the Alberta government's Health Care Protection Act and to contracting-out of health services more generally. Thirty-four studies were identified and most found no difference between...