Standardising costs or standardising care? Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and impact of a hospital funding reform in Ontario, Canada

• Main Authors: Karen S. Palmer (Author), Adalsteinn D. Brown (Author), Jenna M. Evans (Author), Husayn Marani (Author), Kirstie K. Russell (Author), Danielle Martin (Author), Noah M. Ivers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since 2011, the Government of Ontario, Canada, has phased in hospital funding reforms hoping to encourage standardised, evidence-based clinical care processes to both improve patient outcomes and reduce system costs. One aspect of the reform - quality-based procedures (QBPs) - re...