Unwarranted variation in the quality of care challenges the sustainability of healthcare
systems. Especially in decentralised healthcare systems, it is crucial to understand the …

This study aims to investigate the variation in two acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
outcomes across public hospitals in Portugal. In-hospital mortality and 30-day unplanned …

Geographic variations in healthcare expenditures have been widely reported within and
between countries. Nevertheless, empirical evidence on the role of organizational factors …

Using a French exhaustive dataset, this article studies the determinants of regional
disparities in mortality for patients admitted to hospitals for a heart attack. These disparities …

This paper investigates whether there are differences in patient outcomes across different
types of hospitals using patient‐level data on readmission and mortality associated with …

Recent health care consolidation trends raise the important policy question whether
improved emergency medical services and enhanced productivity can offset adverse quality …

We investigate whether public and private providers differ in quality in Lombardy, a large
Italian region. This region has adopted an “internal market” model where public and private …

Although variation in-patient outcomes based on hospitals' geographic location has been
studied, altitude of hospitals above sea level may also affect patient outcomes. Possibly …

Abstract Treatment costs are found to vary substantially and systematically within DRGs.
Several factors have been shown to contribute to the variation in costs within DRGs. We …

Policymakers in the US and France are struggling to improve coordination among hospitals
and other health care providers. A comparison of hospital readmission rates, and the factors …