Impact of the Iranian hospital grading system on hospitals’ adherence to audited standards: An examination of possible mechanisms

Aidin Aryankhesal, Trevor A. Sheldon and Russell Mannion

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 115, issue 2, 206-214

Abstract: All Iranian hospitals have been subject to a grading system which determines the payments they can charge. We examined all possible pathways through which the grading system could influence hospitals’ adherence to audited standards.

Keywords: Hospital grading; Accreditation; Reimbursement; Pay for performance; Incentive mechanisms; Performance measurement; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.11.004

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