Economic theory predicts that outsourcing public services to private firms will reduce costs, but the effect on quality …

The for-profit hospital is in the minority numerically in all developed countries. Although the for-profits' market … contrast, for-profit chains have made few inroads in other countries. The literature on hospital ownership addresses three … fundamental questions. First, why do private not-for-profit organizations dominate the hospital industry? Second, how do private …

We study patient mobility in the Italian National Health System, using patient-episode level data on elective … Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty procedures over the years 2008-2011. We examine how patients' choice of the hospital …

be associated with developing dementia in people 60-years-old and greater. Participants in the Health and Retirement …) of dementia, adjusting for participants' demographic, health, and socioeconomic factors. Experiencing low healthcare …

be associated with developing dementia in people 60-years-old and greater. Participants in the Health and Retirement …) of dementia, adjusting for participants' demographic, health, and socioeconomic factors. Experiencing low healthcare …

Economic theory predicts that outsourcing public services to private firms will reduce costs, but the effect on quality …

System (PPS) for hospitals based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) to assess their impact on health and on the use of health … care services. We consider survey data for the years 1993-2007 with information on both individualsÄ perceived health and … their utilization of health care services. Results suggest that the introduction of market incentives via a fixed …

We consider an economy where most of the health care is publicly provided,and where there is waiting time for several … cost, the self-selection induced redistribution may implythat it is socially optimal to provide health care publicly and at … for public health treatment. Moreover, we studythe interaction between this quality decision and the optimal tax …

The study has been aimed to know the impact of Employee Empowerment on CI of health care between hospitals (government … private hospitals was in a high level. Second, there is a strong correlation between employee empowerment and CI of health … Employee empowerment on CI of health care whether the dimensions of CI are combined or fragmented in hospitals. The limitation …

reform that permitted Dutch health insurers and hospitals to freely negotiate prices for elective procedures. Unlike previous …