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Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals

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dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Pedro Pita
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-15T16:03:39Z
dc.date.available2013-05-15T16:03:39Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article analyses the provision of auxiliary clinical services that are typically carried out within the hospital. We estimate a flexible cost function for three of the most important (cost-wise) diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals: Clinical Pathology, Medical Imaging, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Our objective in carrying out this estimation is the evaluation of economies of scale and scope in the provision of these services. For all services, we find evidence of economies of scale and some evidence of economies of scope. We also find evidence of diminishing returns to management, whereby larger hospitals appear to have surpassed their optimal size. These results have important policy implications and can be related to the ongoing discussion of where and how should hospitals provide these services.por
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dc.identifier.citationGONÇALES, Ricardo; BARROS, Pedro - Economies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitals. Applied Economics. ISSN 0003–6846. Vol. 45 (2013), p. 415–433por
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00036846.2011.605758
dc.identifier.eissn1466-4283
dc.identifier.issn0003-6846
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10534
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000302005700002
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherTaylors & Francispor
dc.subjectTranslog cost functionpor
dc.subjectEconomies of scalepor
dc.subjectEconomies of scopepor
dc.subjectClinical servicespor
dc.subjectHospitalspor
dc.titleEconomies of scale and scope in the provision of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic services in Portuguese hospitalspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage433
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage415
oaire.citation.titleApplied Economics
oaire.citation.volume45
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