The effectiveness of community-based hospital planning: some recent evidence |
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Authors: | Steven R Eastaugh |
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Institution: | Sloan Program in Hospital and Health Service Administration, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Cornell University , Ithaca , New York , 14853 , USA |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of centralized or community-based local planning of hospital resources is still a subject for debate in most countries. The general problem of overcapitilization on beds and equipment has been reviewed in a number of theoretical (Granfield, 1975; Dahlberg 1976) and empirical studies (Cullis et al., 1980; Feldstein, 1967). Hospital planners frequently argue that the resulting direct benefits exceed the costs. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of community-based hospital planning on controlling growth in the supply of beds and plant assets in the United States. |
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