Reflections on the Financing of Hospital Capital: A Canadian Perspective

R.G. Evans and M.L. Barer

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research from University of British Columbia - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.

Abstract: What is capital? capital is commitment. It can take many forms, including bricks and mortar (physical), trained health care personnel (human), and reseach and development activities (intangible). Capital investment decisions in the health care "industry" seem howver to be relatively inflexible compared with decisions elsewhere in the economy.

Keywords: HEALTH SERVICES; COSTS; HOSPITALS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 1990
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