Casemix-based economic incentives that work
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Introduction Since 2001, the Danish healthcare system has been characterized by a focus on the reduction of waiting lists. By introducing activity-based funding of the regions and hospitals, there has been an increase in activity, a reasonably positive development in productivity, a high degree of patient and citizen satisfaction, and a successful reduction of waiting lists. One of the reasons for this success is that it was possible to use Casemix-based economic incentives actively.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011