Assessing the impact of privatizing public hospitals in three american states: Implications for universal health coverage

Value in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Villa, Stefano ^a,b   Kane, Nancy ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

privatization; public hospitals; universal coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL PRIVATIZATION;

BED OCCUPANCY; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASSACHUSETTS; PRIVATIZATION; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84872288692     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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