Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7338182 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Include quality attributes in efficiency measures consistent with maximising net benefit. ⺠Policy rich decomposition of net benefit efficiency into technical and allocative efficiency measures. ⺠Estimation of shadow prices for quality in the absence of prices for services, such as public hospital admissions. ⺠Coverage and comparability conditions provide a robust framework to prevent cost shifting and cream skimming incentives. âºÂ Consistently links efficiency & health technology assessment to create incentives for evidence based medicine in practice.
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Authors
Simon Eckermann, Tim Coelli,