Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7390264 | Value in Health Regional Issues | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Hospital variations explain large variances within a single-payer's network. Because this insurer company is highly regarded in terms of performance and finance, these results might provide a lower bound for the scale of hospital variation in the Colombian health care market. Such lower bound provides guidance on the relevance of this issue for Colombia. Some factors such as demand-side preferences and physician reimbursement rates increase variations in health care even within a single-payer network. This is a source of inefficiencies, threatening the quality of health care and financial sustainability. The proposed methodology should be considered in further research on health care variations.
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Authors
Andres I. MEcon, PhDc, David PhD, Ramon PhD,