Journal article
The impact of managed competition on diversity, innovation and creativity in the delivery of home‐care services
Abstract
Reforming publicly funded healthcare systems by introducing elements of competition, often by allowing for-profit providers to compete with not-for-profit providers, is a strategy that has become commonplace in Western democracies. It is widely thought that the competitive forces of the marketplace will lead to greater efficiency, diversity and even innovation in the delivery of services. Between 1997 and 2000, a model of 'managed competition' …
Authors
Randall GE
Journal
Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 347–353
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
7 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00745.x
ISSN
0966-0410