Dynamic analysis of interhospital collaboration and competition: Empirical evidence from an Italian regional health system

Policymakers stimulate competition in universalistic health-care systems while encouraging the formation of service provision networks among hospital organizations. This article addresses a gap in the extant literature by empirically analyzing simultaneous collaboration and competition between hospitals within the Italian National Health Service, where important procompetition reforms have been implemented.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Mascia, Daniele ; Di Vincenzo, Fausto ; Cicchetti, Americo
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 105.2012, 2, p. 273-281
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Competition \| Collaboration \| Hospitals \| Social network analysis \| Organizational theory \| Italy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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