Understanding competition between healthcare providers: Introducing an intermediary inter-organizational perspective
Pro-competitive policy reforms have been introduced in several countries, attempting to contain increasing healthcare costs. Yet, research proves ambiguous when it comes to the effect of competition in healthcare, with a number of studies highlighting unintended and unwanted effects. We argue that current empirical work overlooks the role of inter-organizational relations as well as the interplay between policy at macro level, inter-organizational networks at meso level, and outcomes at micro level. To bridge this gap and stimulate a more detailed understanding of the effect of competition in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Westra , D , Angeli , F , Carree , M & Ruwaard , D 2017 , ' Understanding competition between healthcare providers: Introducing an intermediary inter-organizational perspective ' , Health Policy , vol. 121 , no. 2 , pp. 149-157 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.11.018 |
Schlagwörter: | Pro-competitive reform / Managed competition / Inter-organizational networks / Inter-organizational cooperation / Market structure / Health outcomes / QUALITY-OF-CARE / MANAGED-COMPETITION / HOSPITAL COMPETITION / INTERHOSPITAL COLLABORATION / INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE / PATIENT-TRANSFERS / NETWORKS / REFORM / NETHERLANDS / MORTALITY |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28775147 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/a89915e3-60d7-43fc-83b0-be84429e1965 |