Examining the effect of publishing of bill sizes to reduce information asymmetry on healthcare costs

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Wong, Chiang Yin ^a   Wu, E ^a   Wong, T Y ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related group; Health economics information asymmetry; Information costs; Market failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; SINGAPORE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLISHING; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLISHING; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33846957129     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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