In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using an identification strategy that leverages variation driven by substance-abuse-treatment facility openings and closings measured at the county level. The results indicate that...

As hospitals are increasingly held accountable for patients' post-discharge outcomes under new payment models, hospitals may choose to acquire skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to better manage these outcomes. This raises the question of whether patients discharged to hospital-based SNFs have...

As hospitals are increasingly held accountable for patients' post-discharge outcomes under new payment models, hospitals may choose to acquire skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to better manage these outcomes. This raises the question of whether patients discharged to hospital-based SNFs have...

We examine provider responses to the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), which simultaneously reduced marginal reimbursement and increased average reimbursement. IRFs could respond to the PPS by changing the total number of patients admitted,...

We examine provider responses to the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), which simultaneously reduced marginal reimbursement and increased average reimbursement. IRFs could respond to the PPS by changing the total number of patients admitted,...

We present a detailed analysis of the patient and resource scheduling problem in rehabilitation hospitals. In practice, the predominantly therapeutical treatments and activities which are prescribed for the patients are typically scheduled manually. This leads to rigid and inefficient schedules...

Seit 2004 haben die ADMED GmbH und das RWI Essen mit verschiedenen Veröffentlichungen, unter anderem der Krankenhaus Rating Report, einen wichtigen Beitrag zu mehr Transparenz über die wirtschaftliche Lage des deutschen Gesundheitssystems, insbesondere im Krankenhausbereich, geleistet. Weniger...

Wirtschaftliche Fragen spielen im Alltag von leitenden Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern im Pflegebereich eine immer größere Rolle. Notwendig ist es deshalb, dass in den pflegebezogenen Studiengängen (Management, Pädagogik, Pflegewissenschaft und Gesundheit) betriebswirtschaftliche bzw....