Explaining health care professionals’ resistance to implement Diagnosis Related Groups: (No) benefits for society, patients and professionals

L.G. Tummers and Steven Van de Walle

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 108, issue 2, 158-166

Abstract: Effective health system reform requires support from health care professionals. However, many studies show an increasing discontent among health care professionals toward certain government policies. When professionals resist implementing policies, this may have serious consequences for policy effectiveness.

Keywords: Health care professionals; Policy implementation; Resistance to change; Policy benefits; Diagnosis Related Groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.08.024

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