Does hospital ownership affect patient experience? An investigation into public-private sector differences in England

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 633-646

  Pérotin, Virginie ^a,b   Zamora, Bernarda ^c   Reeves, Rachel ^d   Bartlett, Will ^c   Allen, Pauline ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Hospital ownership; National Health Service; Patient experience; Public private sector differences; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; OWNERSHIP; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SERVICE SECTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876329957     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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