title: Prelude to a systematic review of activity-based funding of hospitals: potential effects on cost, quality, access, efficiency, and equity.
authors.affiliation: Karen S. Palmer is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Danielle Martin is Vice-President of Medical Affairs and Health System Solutions at Women's College Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Gordon Guyatt is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guyatt
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D061889:Healthcare Financing; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*