The role of quality standards-accreditation in redressing asymmetry of information in health care markets

Health Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-45

  O'Neill, Ciaran ^a   Largey, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Agency relationship; Asymmetry of information; Northern Ireland; Patients' Charter; Signalling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MARKET; PURCHASING; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCREDITATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACT SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; INFORMATION SERVICES; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031879523     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(98)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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