Heterogeneous effects of hospital competition on inpatient expenses: an empirical analysis of diseases grouping basing on conditions’ complexity and urgency

Heterogeneous effects of hospital competition on inpatient expenses: an empirical analysis of diseases grouping basing on conditions’ complexity and urgency

Abstract Background Multiple pro-competition policies were implemented during the new round of healthcare reform in China. Differences in conditions’ complexity and urgency across diseases associating with various degrees of information asymmetry and choice autonomy in the process of care provision,...

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Main Authors: Liyong Lu, Xiaojun Lin, Jay Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Hospital competition
K-means clustering
Predicted patient flow approach
Inpatient expense
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07331-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07331-1

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