IQCE Policy Brief No. 7 by Sara JamalabadiThe effect of hospital cost/price on quality of care
15 July 2020
IQCE Policy Brief No. 7, July 2020: "The effect of hospital cost/price on quality of care" by Sara Jamalabadi
Key Findings
• There is no general relationship between cost/price and the quality of care.
• The relationship between cost/price and the quality of care seems to depend on the condition and specific resource utilization.
• Different countries/regions have different regulations for quality assurance (e.g., staffing regulation, mortality and morbidity-conferences, technology use, and minimum volumes), which clearly has an effect on cost and quality.