Dimensions of health care system quality in Finland

Jenni Pääkkönen and Timo Seppälä

No 31, Working Papers from VATT Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: This paper evaluates the determinants of quality - cost relationship in primary health care. We first summarize information from various indicators of care by principal component analysis (PCA), effectively producing quality of care indicators: accessibility, coverage and allocative efficiency. We then regress the costs of care against these indicators to evaluate their relationship. Our results suggest that PCA may be used to produce quality of care indicators. Furthermore, the relationship between the costs and quality of care is complex. Better accessibility is reflected in higher costs, whereas the efficient allocation of resources will bring some cost savings.

Keywords: Quality of care; principal component analysis; Public services; Julkiset palvelut; Effectiveness of public services; Julkisten palvelujen vaikuttavuus; H400 - Publicly Provided Goods: General; H510 - National Government Expenditures and Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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