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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Value-Based Outsourcing Is Associated with Improved Healthcare Outcomes in Low- and Intermediate-Complexity European Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study from Spain.

Jorge Short Apellaniz, Bernadette Pfang, Ángel Blanco Rubio, Adriana Pascual, Ignacio Maestre Mulas, Raquel Barba-Martín, Ángel Jiménez, Antonio Nuñez García, Juan Antonio Álvaro de la Parra, Marta Del Olmo Rodríguez

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10 authors.

Jorge Short ApellanizQuirónsalud Red 3H, 28223 Madrid, Spain.
Bernadette PfangUnidad de Innovación Clínica y Organizativa, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Ángel Blanco RubioInformation Technology and Systems Department, Quirónsalud Healthcare Network, 28010 Madrid, Spain.
Adriana PascualMedical Direction, Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, 28342 Madrid, Spain.
Ignacio Maestre MulasMedical Direction, Hospital Universitario General de Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain.
Raquel Barba-MartínMedical Direction, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1408-1441
Ángel JiménezInternal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, 28342 Madrid, Spain.
Antonio Nuñez GarcíaInternal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario General de Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain.
Juan Antonio Álvaro de la ParraManagement, Quirónsalud Healthcare Network, 28010 Madrid, Spain.
Marta Del Olmo RodríguezQuirónsalud Red 3H, 28223 Madrid, Spain.

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efficiencyhealthcare managementhealthcare outcomeshospital acquired infectionhospital managementinpatient complicationslength of hospital stayoutsourcingpatient outcomespatient satisfactionvalue-based healthcare

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PMID41897185
PMCPMC13026278

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