Evaluating hospital policy and performance contributions from hospital policy and productivity research

• Other Authors: Kaestner, Robert., Lo Sasso, Anthony T., Helmchen, Lorens., Blank, Jos L. T., Valdmanis, Vivian G.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2007.
• Series: Advances in health economics and health services research ; v. 18.
• Subjects: Hospitals.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849505772
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xvii, 250 p.).

Hospitals worldwide command the majority of any countries health care budget. Reasons for these higher costs include the aging of the population requiring more intensive health care treatments provided in hospitals, the relatively high costs of labor in this labor intensive industry and payment syst...