Which factors decided general practitioners’ choice of hospital on behalf of their patients in an area with free choice of public hospital A questionnaire study 英文论文文献.docVIP

BirkandHenriksenBMCHealthServicesResearch2012,12:126 /1472-6963/12/126 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Whichfactorsdecidedgeneralpractitioners’ choiceofhospitalonbehalfoftheirpatientsin anareawithfreechoiceofpublichospital? Aquestionnairestudy HansOBirk1,2*andLarsOHenriksen1 Abstract Background:PartsofNewPublicManagement-reformsofthepublicsectordependonintroductionofmarket-like mechanismstomanagethesector,likefreechoiceofhospital.However,patientsmaydelegatethechoiceof hospitaltoagentslikegeneralpractitioners(GPs).WehaveinvestigatedwhichfactorsDanishGPsreportedas decisivefortheirchoiceofhospital