This study examines the characteristics of public sector 3,470 hospitals with high and low risk-adjusted intra-hospital … (RSMR) were predominantly large, urban facilities with high patient volumes, longer hospital stays, and greater ICU capacity …, suggesting they treat more critically ill patients. The results also suggest that intra-hospital mortality worsened between 2013 …

part of the financial bargaining between the two parties. Methods We use 2014-2020 hospital level data from the American … Hospital Association's annual survey and county- level MA penetration rates. We estimate the correlation between MA penetration … rates and Medicare and non-Medi- care inpatient days using multivariate regressions with hospital and year fixed effects. We …

-level data. Profitability was assessed through hospital-level net financial results excluding deficit-covering payments. All … cases were assigned uniquely to a medically homogeneous service group or area, as determined by Swiss hospital capacity … 2015 to 2022, overall hospital profitability margins declined continuously, with public hospitals consistently reporting …

Background China started a pilot public hospital reform in 2012 to improve governance and efficiency in healthcare … services delivery among county-level hospitals. This study aims to investigate the impact of the pilot reform on hospital …-stage approach is used. First, this study uses the output-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate hospital efficiency …

Patient selection remains a major challenge in evaluating hospital performance. We exploit the quasi-random assignment … instrumental variable (IV) framework, we use high-quality administrative data and estimate hospital performance on patient outcomes … patient observables. We find that the assessment of hospital performance is sensitive to the inclusion of patient observables …

, and 3744€ [95% CI=3525; 3963] for RARP versus OSRP in public hospital. Recovery costs were equivalent between techniques … hospital). The sensitivity analysis confirmed the extra cost for RARP versus LRP or OSRP. Conclusions Depending on the surgery …