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Cost structure of hospitals for the period 2012 -2014

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  • Petko Salchev
  • Petar Atanasov
  • Tatiana Dimitrova-Savova

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Financing of hospitals in the recent years has always been in the focus of health policy makers, managers and the public. Nevertheless a few economic investigations were made on spending procedures in this sector. This article examines the cost structure of hospitals for the period 2012 -2014, by types of hospitals and by clinical pathways, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the distribution of the costs of clinical pathways.

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  • Petko Salchev & Petar Atanasov & Tatiana Dimitrova-Savova, 2015. "Cost structure of hospitals for the period 2012 -2014," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 6, pages 47-64.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econth:y:2015:i:6:p:47-64
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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