In some western countries, market-driven reforms to improve efficiency and quality have
harmed the performance of some hospitals, occasionally leading to their closure, mostly in …

This study investigates the determinants of efficiency in an Italian regional health system and
estimates the effect exerted by ownership on hospitals' performance. To achieve this aim …

In this article we examine the potential effect of market structure on hospital technical
efficiency as a measure of performance controlled by ownership and regulation. This study …

The present study aims to analyse the efficiency scores of hospital units, with reference to
the five Portuguese health administrative regions (North, Centre, Lisbon and Tagus Valley …

The inability of traditional state organisations to respond to new economic, technological
and social challenges and the associated emerging problems has made it necessary to …

The consensus among many health economists is that no meaningful performance
differences exist among for-profit and non-profit hospitals in the US, but this topic has …

We investigate whether hospitals in the English National Health Service change their quality
or efficiency in response to changes in quality or efficiency of neighbouring hospitals. We …

Madrid has recently become the site of one of the most controversial cases of public
healthcare reform in the European Union. Despite the fact that the introduction of New Public …

Abstract Background: Turkey initiated the 'Health Transformation Programme'(HTP) in 2003
to align its health care system with the European Union and OECD countries. This study …

This article explores the relative efficiency of Northern Ireland hospitals, and in particular the
efficiency of small hospitals relative to their large counterparts, employing a technique called …