Five reasons why health care quality research hasn't affected competition law and policy.
Research on health care quality has become increasingly sophisticated, but the research has not had a major impact on competition law and policy. Five specific translational barriers (relevance/litigation dynamics, complexity, framing, judicial and administrative skepticism, and inadequate demand) are identified. If researchers on health care quality want to have an impact on competition law and policy they must confront and overcome these translational barriers.
Hyman
David A
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University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD. dhyman@law.umaryland.edu
D016363:Antitrust Laws; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006302:Health Services Research; D011640:Public Policy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States