cream skimming, i.e., choosing patients for some characteristic(s) other than their need for care, which enhances the … estimates of hospital ownership type consist of the impact of differential patient case mix (selection) and hospital cost … likely to treat high-cost patients than not-for-profit (NFP) hospitals, showing no evidence that FP hospitals engage in cream …

and 2012 using data from 2006 and 2009, respectively. The aim was to provide a sound and reasoned assessment of hospital … privatisation in Germany by presenting and evaluating relevant key ratios relating to the hospital market, differentiated by type of … in hospitals. Lastly, the authors wish in particular to shed light on the hospital reform slated for 2015, including both …

impact in the selection of hospital for medical treatment. The study also revealed that in private hospitals patients could …Purpose: The objectives of the study are to analyze the factors which influence patients to go to private hospitals … against public hospitals of Oman and to analyze the expectations of patients from the integrated public hospitals in Oman …

growth in the utilisation of private hospital care before and after 2015. Growth in the use of elective surgery in private … for-profit private hospital operators fell, and there is evidence of reduced capacity and a fall in long-term investment … in the private hospital sector. In 2020, COVID-19 has accelerated these trends and the economic recession is likely to …