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Technology and Staffing in Japanese University Hospitals: Government Versus Private

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

William B. Vogt ,
Layanta Bhattacharya ,
Scott Kupor ,
Aki Yoshikawa  and
Toshitaka Nakahara
William B. Vogt
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Layanta Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Scott Kupor
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Aki Yoshikawa
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Toshitaka Nakahara
Affiliation:
National Institute of Public Health, Japan
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Abstract

We examined staffing levels, acquisition of medical technologies, and utilization of those technologies in private and government teaching hospitals in Japan. Adjusting for size and case mix, we found that government hospitals acquire more technology, use that technology less, and employ a more highly skilled staff than do private hospitals.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , Winter 1996 , pp. 93 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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