the quantity and quality of care that newborns receive. Based on the universe of hospital births in Germany from the years …Birth weight manipulation is common in per-case hospital reimbursement systems, in which hospitals receive more money …

diagnosis-related groups. In Germany, diagnosis-related groups function as sole pricing, billing and budgeting system and almost … recent econometric advances, we analyze hospital activity and efficiency. We find that the reform increased hospital activity …

the quantity and quality of care that newborns receive. Based on the universe of hospital births in Germany from the years …Birth weight manipulation is common in per-case hospital reimbursement systems, in which hospitals receive more money …

Studie zeigt aus Sicht hessischer Krankenhausärzte den Wandel der Strukturen im Krankenhaus als auch der Arbeitsbedingungen … Einführung der Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) mit den (möglichen) Folgen der DRGs auf die Arbeitsbedingungen und die … Versorgungsqualität im Krankenhaus. Die Grundannahme ist, dass die DRGs neben anderen ordnungspolitischen Faktoren dazu beitragen, die …

Prospective payment arrangements are now the main form of hospital funding in most developed countries. An essential … evolved to incentivise improvements in quality, and how prospective payment is being applied outside hospital settings. …