Can hospital competition really affect hospital behavior or not? An empirical study of different competition measures comparison in Taiwan
Journal
Inquiry
Journal Volume
54
Date Issued
2017-01
Author(s)
Abstract
was used to evaluate and compare the models on goodness of fit. The results show that the effects of hospital competition on quality indicator projects participation were varied, which mean different indicators for market competition might reveal different conclusions. Furthermore, this study also found the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index at 5-km radius was the optimum competition index.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Type
journal article