Hospital ownership and performance: Evidence from stroke and cardiac treatment in Taiwan

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1208-1223

  Lien, Hsien Ming ^a   Chou, Shin Yi ^b   Liu, Jin Tan ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Instrumental variables; Ownership; Propensity score matching; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORTALITY; OWNERSHIP;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OWNERSHIP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 50549093997     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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