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impact on the quality and cost of healthcare. We also capture this policy's impact on the number of outpatients that are seen …. However, the private fees generate lower healthcare costs. Hence the removal of private practice in public hospitals is only … currently done in Ireland, increases healthcare costs due to incentive compatibility issues. …
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This paper examines the behaviour of public hospitals in response to the average payment incentives created by price changes for patients classified in different Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Using panel data on public hospitals located within the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, we test...
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This paper examines the behaviour of public hospitals in response to the average payment incentives created by price changes for patients classified in different Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Using panel data on public hospitals located within the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, we test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011713787
indicators, nosocomial infections and hospital readmission, from 2006 to 2010 and established differences in the results between …
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the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition …
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Birth weight manipulation is common in per-case hospital reimbursement systems, in which hospitals receive more money … the quantity and quality of care that newborns receive. Based on the universe of hospital births in Germany from the years …
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Birth weight manipulation is common in per-case hospital reimbursement systems, in which hospitals receive more money … the quantity and quality of care that newborns receive. Based on the universe of hospital births in Germany from the years …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630956
We study physician agency and optimal payment policy in the context of an expensive medication used in dialysis care. Using Medicare claims data we estimate a structural model of treatment decisions, in which physicians differ in their altruism and marginal costs, and this heterogeneity is...
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In recent years, several countries have introduced non-monetary performance incentives for health care providers to improve the quality of medical care. Evidence on the effect of non-monetary feedback incentives, predominantly in the form of public quality reporting, on the quality of medical...
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In recent years, several countries have introduced non-monetary performance incentives for health care providers to improve the quality of medical care. Evidence on the effect of non-monetary feedback incentives, predominantly in the form of public quality reporting, on the quality of medical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014156898