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PPP hospitals : evidence for deliveries and impact of the Caesarean rate in a European country
| Resumo: | Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been increasingly used for hospital management in Portugal since 2008. At the same time, births received special attention given the urgent need to reduce the rate of Caesarean sections performed, which was one of the highest in Europe. This paper analyses clinical performance differences between Portuguese PPPs and public hospitals in the case of deliveries. The evidence obtained was mixed, implying that a case by case evaluation of PPP benefits is required. |
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| Autores principais: | Marta Oliveira, Ana |
| Outros Autores: | Catalão Lopes, Margarida; Portugal, Rui |
| Assunto: | Caesareans Deliveries Inpatient days Public hospitals Public–private partnership |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been increasingly used for hospital management in Portugal since 2008. At the same time, births received special attention given the urgent need to reduce the rate of Caesarean sections performed, which was one of the highest in Europe. This paper analyses clinical performance differences between Portuguese PPPs and public hospitals in the case of deliveries. The evidence obtained was mixed, implying that a case by case evaluation of PPP benefits is required. |
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