The global ubiquity of overuse and underuse of health-care resources and the gravity of
resulting harms necessitate an investigation of drivers to inform potential solutions. We …

Since the 1990s, diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based payment systems were gradually
introduced in many countries. The main design characteristics of a DRG-based payment …

Diagnosis related groups (DRGs)-based payment is increasingly used worldwide to control
hospital costs instead of pre-existing cost-based payment, but the results of evaluations vary …

The continuous growth of hospital costs has driven governments in many countries to seek
ways to improve their efficiency. In Greece, this has consistently been a major issue for …

Background Changes to provider payment systems are among the most common reforms in
health care. They are important levers for policymakers to influence the health system …

Background In the early 2000s, Ontario and Quebec, two provinces of Canada, began to
introduce hospital payment reforms to improve quality and access to care. This paper (1) …

Summary Background The impact of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) on healthcare costs
is significant due to the extra costs of associated inpatient care. However, the specific …

Context Across the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and
Development, policy makers are searching for new ways to pay hospitals for inpatient care …

Health insurance was prioritized as one of the four key areas for reform in China's Health
Care Reform Plan released in April 2009. The Plan aimed to expand coverage, enhance …

The importance of day surgery as a less costly alternative compared to conventional
inpatient hospital stays is growing internationally. The rate of day surgery activities has …