Effect of patient risk on the volume–outcome relationship in obstetric delivery services

Kwang-Soo Lee and Jin-Mi Kwak

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 118, issue 3, 407-412

Abstract: Health care organizations that offer more delivery services are assumed to provide better quality of care, and a higher rate of cesarean section (CS) is generally assumed to be an indicator of poor quality of care. This study analyzed whether the volume–outcome relationship in delivery services, measured by the rate of CS, differed depending on the risk status of delivery patients.

Keywords: Delivery volume; Cesarean section rate; Risk adjustment; Patient risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.05.007

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