Brekke K. R., Gravelle H., Siciliani L., and Straume O. R.Pages 25-67 AbstractPolicies to promote competition amongst hospitals have been introduced inmany countries as a means of improving quality. The rationale is that whenhospitals face fixed prices they can only attract additional... Lire la suite

Andrea M. Austin , Ph.D., is a Research Scientist in The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI), Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Austin is interested in applications of methods for social network analysis to cancer and geriatric medicine and is currently... Lire la suite

Allocative efficiency : For given levels of input prices, allocative efficiency means that the combination of inputs is optimized in order to minimize production costs. Altruistic preferences : Hospital motivation to provide quality due to doctors’ desire to improve patients’ health... Lire la suite