Association of hospital ownership with patient transfers to outpatient care under a prospective payment system in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-19

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Xirasagar, Sudha ^b   Kao, Senyeong ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case payment; Herfindal index; Institutional ownership; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMORRHOIDS; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 2642533393     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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