A Multivariate Analysis of Choice Criteria for Hospitals

The Impact of the eHealth Technologies on the Chronically-ill Patient�s choice of Same Hospital Again (Preprint)

“…Similarly, Tengilimoglu et al [34] proposed a new criterion of hospital choice by adding costs of both medicine and the care provided. Additionally, other studies indicate that the overall cost of hospital services has a decisive role in the decisionmaking process of patients' choice of hospital [10,35,36]. Medical costs are an important factor affecting the patients' choice of hospital.…”

“…The hospital choice of chronically-ill patients on next visit is mainly composed of the tendencies to outpatient treatment, hospitalisation and auxiliary treatment in same hospital again, if necessary. [13,16,23,35]. It refers to the probability of chronically ill patients choosing the same hospital for outpatient treatment, hospitalisation and auxiliary treatment on next visit, if necessary.…”

Urgent Care Center Location: an Empirical Analysis of their Locations in Relation to Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Land Use Factors: a Case Study of Portland, Oregon

“…Demographic characteristics of the area under study are considered the basic elements that determine the use of health care (Harrel and Fors, 1985;Wotruba et al, 1985;Kovner, 1990;Dolinsky and Kaputa, 1990;Cokelez and Peacock, 1993;Heischmidt et al, 1993). Individuals have different frequencies of use.…”

“…According to Lowell-Smith (1993), "Most studies of F ASC have concentrated on utilization and competition factors rather than their location and geographic distribution." Recently, there has been greater interest in understanding the selection and distribution of UCCs in cities (Kovner, 1990;Kassaye and Tseng, 1990;Lancaster and Boissoneau, 1990;Nauert, 4 1992;Heischmidt et al, 1993 ). But, while several studies have examined the spatial distribution pattern of traditional HCF locations, (Bridgman, 1978;McLafferty, 1986;Mayhew, 1986), none has examined the factors affecting the location of UCCs.…”

Physician Choice Directories

“…Subsequent research examined various decision situations and criteria used when making health care decisions. For example, Heischmidt, Hekmat, and Gordon (1993) identified criteria used by consumers relative to the choice of a hospital and found that physical attributes, location, and reputation are important factors. Thompson and Hurley (1996) used organizational buying theory to examine the purchasing process used by employee benefits managers when selecting health care products for employees.…”