Access, quality, and costs of care at physician owned hospitals in the United States

"Using a comprehensive list of POHs [physician owned hospitals] across the United States and contemporary data, we found no evidence that POHs systematically avoid poorer patients or those from ethnic and racial minority groups. POHs also performed equally to non-POHs on a wide array of measures of quality of care, costs, and payments for care. These findings indicate a need to re-examine existing public policies that target all hospitals with physician owners."

Access, quality, and costs of care at physician owned hospitals in the United States: observational study
DM Blumenthal, EJ Orav, AB Jena, DM Dudzinski, ST Le,  AK Jha, KT Li
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4466


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Direct costs of radiotherapy for rectal cancer

"Traditional radiotherapy for rectal cancer is relatively inexpensive. Moreover, significant savings may be achievable through service organization and provision changes. These results suggest that a strong economic argument can be made for expanding the use of radiotherapy in rectal cancer treatment."

Direct costs of radiotherapy for rectal cancer: a microcosting study

P Hanly, A Ó Céilleachair, M Skally, C O’Neill, L Sharp
BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:184  doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0845-9

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Unit costs of health and social care 2013

"With increased demand for health and social care expected, health and local authorities are faced with more pressure than ever to keep a tight rein on expenditure, so information on the costs of services continues to be an important contribution to accurate planning and commissioning."

Unit costs of health and social care 2013 
L Curtis
Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent

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Impact of 'Virtual Wards' on hospital use

"The costs of providing health care are highly skewed across the population, with a small number of patients accounting for a large proportion of expenditure."

Impact of 'Virtual Wards' on hospital use: a research study using propensity matched controls and a cost analysis
GH Lewis, T Georghiou, A Steventon, R Vaithianathan, X Chitnis, J Billings, I Blunt, L Wright, A Roberts, M Bardsley
National Institute for Health Research Service delivery and Organisation Programme
November 2013

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