Impact of regionalisation of cardiac surgery in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthPublished 17 January 2004Open access
Lucia Nobilio
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Abstract
This study provides additional evidence on the benefit of regionalisation of cardiac surgery interventions. The system allowed each centre to reach the minimum caseload required to assure good quality of care. These findings suggest that policies aimed at increasing cooperation rather than competition among health service providers have a positive impact on quality of care. Timely referrals for surgery increased by 21% (95%CI: 1.12 to 1.31), and mean waiting times were reduced by 7.5 average days (95%CI: -10.33 to -4.71).
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