TY - GEN
T1 - The impact of R&D activities on hospital outcomes (RIP)
AU - Romero, Antonio Garcia
AU - Tribó, Josep A.
AU - Escribano, Alvaro
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84896865955
SN - 9783200031357
T3 - Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
SP - 978
EP - 984
BT - Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
T2 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013
Y2 - 15 July 2013 through 20 July 2013
ER -