title: The commercialisation of public teaching hospitals is a fundamental error.
abstract: The new funding system for Australia's public hospitals has not been shown to be effective and is likely to fragment and undermine services that require cooperation rather than competition.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Medicine, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stockigt
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003132:Commerce; D004465:Economic Competition; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans