Searching for the hospital yardstick: a case study of private hospital productivity bargaining.

Comparison of Hospital Efficiency and Performance Indices before and after the Implementation of Public-Private Partnership Model: A Case Study

Background and Objectives: Public– Private Partnership can increase the hospital efficiency as the main goal of a good management in healthcare. Hospital efficiency in utilizing resources can be measured through specific indices and analysis of data, after which we can expect to improve productivity in the system. Analysis of performance indices can be useful to achieve to the ...

The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Hospital Performance: A review study

Objective: Public-private partnerships (PPP) have been used recently in many countries for reforming the structural health sector. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of PPP models in hospitals on raising the awareness of health policy makers, managers, and authorities to make sound decisions and planning. Information sources and selection methods for the study: This review...

Bargaining in an Iron Lung: A case study of enterprise bargaining in the private hospital industry and aged care industry

Bargaining in an Iron Lung: A Case Study of Enterprise Bargaining in the Private Hospital and Aged Care Industry

One legacy of the Federal ALP government initiatives under enterprise bargaining was to compel private sector health workers to seek wage increases through actual dollar savings at the enterprise level. In aged care, a cap of 1.8 per cent was imposed by the government on the funding of award wage increases. Funding grants set per bed discouraged additional revenue being raised directly from age...

Does Scale of Public Hospitals Affect Bargaining Power? Evidence From Japan

Background Many of public hospitals in Japan have had a deficit for a long time. Japanese local governments have been encouraging public hospitals to use group purchasing of drugs to benefit from the economies of scale, and increase their bargaining power for obtaining discounts in drug purchasing, thus improving their financial situation. In this study, we empirically investigate whether or no...