Journal article
Impact of a DRG-based hospital financing system on quality and outcomes of care in Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine potential changes in quality of care associated with a recent financing system implementation in Italy: in 1995, hospital financing reform implemented in Italy included the introduction of a DRG-based hospital financing system with the goals of controlling the growth of hospital costs and making hospitals more accountable for their productivity. DATA SOURCES: Hospital discharge abstract data from 1993 through 1996 for all …
Authors
Louis DZ; Yuen EJ; Braga M; Cicchetti A; Rabinowitz C; Laine C; Gonnella JS
Journal
Health Serv Res, Vol. 34, No. 1 Pt 2, pp. 405–415
Publication Date
April 1999
ISSN
0017-9124