The effects of upcoding, cream skimming and readmissions on the Italian hospitals efficiency: a population–based investigation
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- Berta, Paolo & Callea, Giuditta & Martini, Gianmaria & Vittadini, Giorgio, 2010. "The effects of upcoding, cream skimming and readmissions on the Italian hospitals efficiency: A population-based investigation," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 812-821, July.
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Keywords
Upcoding; Cream Skimming; Readmission; Hospital Technical Efficiency; Ownership.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- C50 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - General
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EFF-2009-10-10 (Efficiency and Productivity)
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