The impact of R&D activities on hospital outcomes (RIP)

Antonio Garcia Romero, Josep A. Tribó, Alvaro Escribano

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Abstract

In recent years, research policy stakeholders have emphasized their interest in the societal returns of research. The goal of this study is to assess the impact of research activities on Spanish hospitals clinical outcomes. To do so, we use a panel data set of Spanish hospitals, and we consider two fixed effects models, one for medical and the other for surgical specialties respectively. The use of panel data set allows us to explain causality among variables. Preliminary results show that scientific research contributes to reduce the length of stay in, both, medical and surgical specialties. In further research, we plan to enlarge our data set as well as the structure of the estimation models in order to explain other outcome indicators (i.e.: hospital discharges) as well as the temporal lags among the causal relationships. Preliminary evidence suggest that basic research has longer-lasting effects in comparison to more applied research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
Pages978-984
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2013
Event14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 15 Jul 201320 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
Volume1

Conference

Conference14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period15/07/1320/07/13

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