This systematic review examines what factors explain the diversity of findings regarding
hospital ownership and quality. We identified 31 observational studies written in English …

Hospitals pose many challenges to those undertaking reform of health care systems. This
paper examines the evolving role of the hospital within the health care system in …

To what extent can we have truly universal, comprehensive and timely health services,
equally available to all? Access to Health Care considers the meaning of'access' in health …

Purpose–This paper aims to: analyze the challenge of health services fragmentation;
present the attributes of integrated health service delivery networks (IHSDNs); review …

OBJECTIVES: The Greek National Health System has been subjected to a reform initiative in
2001. The new legislation required hospitals to operate as administrative and economic …

The Danish hospital sector faces a major rebuilding program to centralize activity in fewer
and larger hospitals. We aim to conduct an efficiency analysis of hospitals and to estimate …

A close observer of the NHS over the past 10 years might be forgiven for thinking that the
debate about the concentration of acute hospital services has been driven more by the …

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 …

ABSTRACT Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on the best strategies for
ensuring quality in hospitals Ensuring the safety of patients and personnel and improving …

Este artigo analisa o segmento dos hospitais de pequeno porte (HPP) brasileiros,
considerando sua distribuição geográfica, sua natureza jurídica, tipo de unidade sanitária …