Quantifying the reduction in nonmedical costs after the introduction of a rural county hospital in Ecuador Cuantificación de la reducción de los costos no médicos mediante la apertura de un hospital en un cantón rural del Ecuador

Quantifying the reduction in nonmedical costs after the introduction of a rural county hospital in Ecuador Cuantificación de la reducción de los costos no médicos mediante la apertura de un hospital en un cantón rural del Ecuador

OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to quantify the impact of the introduction of local second-level health services on nonmedical costs (NMCs) for residents of the rural Ecuadorian county of La Maná. METHODS: NMCs for patients accessing second-level health care were assessed by using a quasi-experimenta...

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Main Authors: David P. Gaus, Diego F. Herrera, William G. Mantyh, Rajesh P. Girdhari, Michael A. Kuskowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Asentamientos rurales
hospitales rurales
financiación personal
gastos en salud
ahorro de costo
Ecuador
Rural communities
rural hospitals
personal expenditures
cost savings
health expenditures
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011000600007

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