Herwartz, Helmut; Strumann, Christoph - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 15 (2014) 2, pp. 175-186
The introduction of prospective hospital reimbursement based on diagnosis-related groups (DRG) has been a conspicuous attempt to decelerate the steady increase of hospital expenditures in the German health sector. In this work, the effect of the financial reform on hospital efficiency is...