Hospitals Bending the Cost Curve With Increased Quality: A Scoping Review Into Integrated Hospital Strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A lack of knowledge exists on real world hospital strategies that seek to improve quality, while reducing or containing costs. The aim of this study is to identify hospitals that have implemented such strategies and determine factors influencing the implementation.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and EconLit for case studies on hospital-wide strategies aiming to increase quality and reduce costs. Additionally, grey literature databases, Google and selected websites were searched. We used inductive coding to identify factors relating to implementation of the strategies.

Results

The literature search identified 4198 papers, of which our included 17 papers describe 19 case studies from five countries, mostly from the United

SUBMITTER: Wackers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818083 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature