The effects of the global budget system on cost containment and the quality of care: Experience in Taiwan

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-116

  Chang, Li ^a   Hung, Jung Hua ^b  

^a SHIH HSIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TAIWAN; DATA BASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY;

BUDGETS; COST CONTROL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 45549105957     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2008.007026     Document Type: Article

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