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A Regional Supply and Demand Model for Inpatient Hospital Care

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  • J A Bikker

    (Econometric Research and Special Studies Department, De Nederlandsche Bank NV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • A F de Vos

    (Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

In this paper a regional supply and demand model for hospital admissions is developed which can be used for policymaking and planning purposes. It incorporates spatial factors such as travel-time costs into a model of market equilibrium in which waiting time acts implicitly as the equilibrating device. By distinguishing travel-time costs or distances it is shown that both supply and demand within local markets strongly influence admissions in a way which cannot be observed on aggregated levels: the tension between supply and demand is cushioned by a strong redistribution of patients. The model encompasses several well-known models for patient flows and hospital utilization originating in regional economics.

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  • J A Bikker & A F de Vos, 1992. "A Regional Supply and Demand Model for Inpatient Hospital Care," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 24(8), pages 1097-1116, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:24:y:1992:i:8:p:1097-1116
    DOI: 10.1068/a241097
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