Cross-country comparisons of costs: the use of episode-specific transitive purchasing power parities with standardised cost categories

International comparisons of healthcare costs are growing in importance for a number of different applications. The use of common approaches to converting costs such as GDP purchasing power parities (PPPs) often does not reflect price differences in healthcare in an appropriate manner. This means th...

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Published in:	Health economics Vol. 17; no. S1; pp. S95 - S103
Main Authors:	Schreyögg, Jonas, Tiemann, Oliver, Stargardt, Tom, Busse, Reinhard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2008 Wiley Periodicals Inc
Series:	Health Economics
Subjects:	Ambulatory Care - economics Appendectomy - economics Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - economics Conversion Costs Costs and Cost Analysis - methods Cross-Cultural Comparison Delivery, Obstetric - economics Diagnosis related groups Europe European Union European Union - economics Feasibility Feasibility Studies GDP Gross Domestic Product Health care Health Care Costs Health care expenditures Health economics Health services hospital costs Hospitalization - economics Hospitals Humans Intensive care International comparisons Myocardial Infarction - economics Prices Purchasing Purchasing power purchasing power parities Purchasing power parity Stroke - economics Studies Europe
ISSN:	1057-9230, 1099-1050
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