System-wide impacts of hospital payment reforms: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-602

  Moreno Serra, Rodrigo ^a   Wagstaff, Adam ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Health sector reform; Hospital reimbursement; Provider payment methods

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BUDGET; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY; REIMBURSEMENT; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ASIA, CENTRAL; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EUROPE; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77954658287     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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