Situation in North Carolina, USA, gegen?bergestellt, welche sich durch die dort vorliegende Rahmenordnung als Referenzpunkt … in North Carolina, USA. Due to the implemented regulation, this state is well suited to serve as a reference. An excursus …

Restrukturierungsansätze im Krankenhaus. … the existing structures in the health care sector in general and the hospital sector in particular. The environmental … the hospital sector and with it catalyze the need for economic action. Besides medical necessities, the economic paradigm …

In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i … to detect and reduce inefficiencies in this market. Therefore, hospital inefficiency is one main aspect in our research … (Chapters 3 and 4). Our research sheds some light on market outcomes by hospital ownership type given their respective …

combined with hospital case costing of labour, materials, service and overhead costs for diagnostic testing and related …

Casemix-funding systems for hospital inpatient care require a set of resource weights which will not inadvertently … data from hospital management information systems (clinical costing systems) to estimate resource relativities for … inpatient hospital care used in Victoria's DRG-based payment system. The paper briefly describes international approaches to …

drawn about the relative cost performance of hospital departments. We estimate fixed effect cost models in which 3754 …

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …