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Hospital competition, resource allocation and quality of care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A variety of approaches have been used to contain escalating hospital costs. One approach is intensifying price competition. The increase in price based... -
Federal
The sound of silence: rationing resources for critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The sound of silence: rationing resources for critically ill patients -
Federal
Priority setting for new technologies in medicine: A transdisciplinary study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Decision makers in health care organizations struggle with how to set priorities for new technologies in medicine. Traditional approaches to priority... -
Federal
The equivalence of numbers: The social value of avoiding health decline: An experimental web-based study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Health economic analysis aimed at informing policy makers and supporting resource allocation decisions has to evaluate not only improvements in health but... -
Federal
Paediatric intensive care: out of commission
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Problems with commissioning paediatric intensive care stem both from difficulties in recruitment and retention of nurses, and from incoherent or nonexistent national...