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Hospital financing: Calculating inpatient capital costs in Germany with a comparative view on operating costs and the English costing scheme

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The paper analyzes the German inpatient capital costing scheme by assessing its cost module calculation. The costing scheme represents the first separated national calculation of performance-oriented capital cost lump sums per DRG.

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  • Vogl, Matthias, 2014. "Hospital financing: Calculating inpatient capital costs in Germany with a comparative view on operating costs and the English costing scheme," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 141-151.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:115:y:2014:i:2:p:141-151
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.01.013
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