International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Aug 2019
High quality of care did not imply increased hospital spending- nationwide cohort study among hip fracture patients.
To examine whether fulfilment of process performance measures reflecting national guidelines is associated with in-hospital costs among hip fracture patients. ⋯ These findings indicate that high quality of care does not imply higher hospital spending and may be associated with cost savings.