The Association Between Hospital Financial Performance and the Quality of Care - A Scoping Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality of hospital care is an important policy objective. Hospitals operate under pressure to contain costs and might face challenges related to financial deficits. The objective of this paper was to identify and map the available evidence on the association between hospital financial performance (FP) and quality of care (Q).

Methods

A scoping review was performed. Searches were conducted in 7 databases: Medline via PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, EconLit, ABI/INFORM, and Business Source Complete. The search strategy combined multiple terms from 3 topics: hospital AND FP AND Q. The collected data were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Results

10 503 records were screened and 151 full text papers analysed. A tot

SUBMITTER: Dubas-Jakobczyk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105205 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature