We examine whether a hospitals quality is affected by the quality provided by other hospitals in the same market. We … methods to a sample of English hospitals in 2009-10 and a set of 16 quality measures including mortality rates, readmission … hospitals. We find that a hospitals quality is positively associated with the quality of its rivals for seven out of the sixteen …

We examine whether a hospital's quality is affected by the quality provided by other hospitals in the same market. We … to a sample of English hospitals in 2009–10 and a set of 16 quality measures including mortality rates, readmission …, revision and redo rates, and three patient reported indicators, to examine the relationship between the quality of hospitals …

General Practitioners (GP) have limited means to compete. As quality is hard to observe by patients, GPs have … incentives to signal quality by using instruments patients perceive as quality. …

This study assesses the impact of competition on quality and price in the English care/nursing homes market … quality and price were reduced by greater competition. Further analyses suggested that the negative quality effect worked … through the effect on price – higher competition reduces revenue which pushes down quality. …

no monetary benefit in doing so, this type of (perceived) quality competition originates from GPs satisfying patients …, both per capita and per contact. We argue that this is consistent with quality competition in the GP market. Our findings …Background: General Practitioners have limited means to compete. As quality is hard to observe by patients, GPs have …

no monetary benefit in doing so, this type of (perceived) quality competition originates from GPs satisfying patients …, both per capita and per contact. We argue that this is consistent with quality competition in the GP market. Our findings …Background: General Practitioners have limited means to compete. As quality is hard to observe by patients, GPs have …

We test sensitivity of model specification on the choice of contractual physician arrangements by hospitals through use … show that hospitals are significantly influenced by neighboring hospitals' physician arrangement choices whether they are …

We estimate a bargaining model of competition between hospitals and managed care organizations (MCOs) and use the … hospitals. We show that increasing patient coinsurance tenfold would reduce prices by 16%. We find that a proposed hospital …

We estimate a bargaining model of competition between hospitals and managed care organizations (MCOs) and use the … hospitals. We show that increasing patient coinsurance tenfold would reduce prices by 16%. We find that a proposed hospital …