Thursday 1 June 2017

The hospital as a multi-product firm: the effect of hospital competition on value-added indicators of clinical quality

The hospital as a multi-product firm: the effect of hospital competition on value-added indicators of clinical quality 
Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) - This paper examines the impact of the introduction of patient choice in elective surgical procedures on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). It finds that by introducing competition via the mechanism of patient choice, there may have been a negative effect of clinical quality. King's Fund.

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