the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition …

labour. The segment plays a pivotal role in the healthcare business, driving employment and growth.Close links between … component of modern healthcare infrastructures. Electromedical systems will help to achieve further quality improvements and …

prices for hospitals on multiple dimensions of hospital quality, including mortality outcomes, surgical complications … and 2010 based on a reform of hospital financing in Germany. We find that changes in reimbursement prices do not affect …, chirurgischen Komplikationen, Prozessqualität und Patientenzufriedenheit. Auf Grundlage einer Reform der Krankenhausfinanzierung in …

care providers (-12%) towards specialist care (+10%), and hospital outpatient facilities (+5%). The magnitude of these … at least two dimensions: practice closures may lead to an inefficient use of healthcare services and deteriorate access …

hospital bed reduction by the government. The cost-sharing rule of Government-managed Health Insurance (GHI) changed in … and Hospital Report" of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, respectively. The rate of doctors' consultations, the …

elasticity becomes more inelastic. However, there is no significant difference in length of hospital stay between medical …