Independent Treatment Centres Are Not a Guarantee for High Quality and Low Healthcare Prices in The Netherlands – A Study of 5 Elective Surgeries
Background: Independent treatment centres (ITCs) are a growing phenomenon in many healthcare systems. Focus factory theory predicts that ITCs provide high quality healthcare with low prices, through specialisation, high-volume and routine. This study examines if ITC care outperforms general hospital (GH) care within a regulated competition system in the Netherlands, by focusing on differences in healthcare quality and price. Methods: The cross-sectional study combined publicly available quality data, list prices and insurer contracts for 2017. Clinical outcomes of 5 elective surgeries (total h... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management ; ISSN 2322-5939 |
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Maad Rayan Publishing Company
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Schlagwörter: | Health Policy / Health Information Management / Leadership and Management / Management / Monitoring / Policy and Law / Health (social science) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26830192 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2019.144 |