Economies of scope in the Norwegian public hospital sector.

This study investigates the potential economies of scope in the Norwegian public hospital sector after a major structural and organizational reform. Economies of scope refers to potential cost savings occurring from the scope of production rather than the scale. We use a data driven approach to distinguish between relatively specialized and differentiated hospitals.

New Public Management and hospital efficiency: the case of Norwegian public hospital trusts.

New Public Management-inspired reforms in the Norwegian hospital sector have introduced several features from the private sector into a predominantly public healthcare system. Since the late 1990s, several reforms have been carried out with the intention of improving the utilization of resources. There is, however, limited knowledge about the long-term, and sector-wide effects of these reforms.