The consequences of hospital autonomization in Colombia: A transaction cost economics analysis

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-164

  Castano, Ramon ^a   Mills, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contract incompleteness; Developing countries; Health care reform; Hospital autonomy; Information asymmetry; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

COLOMBIA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; ARTICLE;

COLOMBIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 84874909028     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs032     Document Type: Article

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