supposition that there exists an abstract quality index which drives all observed mortality outcomes in each hospital. This … hospital administrative data from the state of Victoria, Australia. Using the quality estimates, we show that teaching … related to hospital size …

country). Using data collected from 130 Victorian hospitals on 19,000 patients admitted to a hospital with their first AMI … unplanned re-admission and mortality. A hazard rate model is used to assess the effect of hospital type on patient outcome … hospital types in the outcomes observed for patients presenting with their first AMI - private hospitals persistently …

This paper examines the determinants of hospital stay intensity, the decision to seek hospital care as a public or … private patient and the decision to purchase private hospital insurance. We describe a theoretical model to motivate the … evidence of endogeneity between the decision to purchase insurance on the type and intensity of hospital care use. We find some …

This study examines the long-run and short-run behaviour of public hospital average costs in two Australian States …: Victoria and Queensland. Using adjusted weighted inlier-equivalent separations as a measure of hospital output, and floor area …