Exploring the Association Between Surgical Out-of-Pocket Costs and Healthcare Quality Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Higher OOP payments were not linked to improved care quality except for shorter hospital stays. Greater transparency on OOP costs is needed to inform consumer decisions.
Authors
- Johanna Westbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-8192)
- Peter Damian Hibbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-343X)
- Ramya Walsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4359-6794)
- Reema Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-9827)
- Virginia Mumford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7915-0615)
- Jeffrey Braithwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-4957)
- Rebecca J Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1939-1761)
Institutions
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Value in Health
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.09.013
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26
Funders
- Medibank Better Health Foundation