It can be argued that specialization improves outcomes due to greater patient volume, enhanced technical ability, more integrated multimodality treatment, use of advanced techniques, and enhanced patient satisfaction.
Another systematic review did not address accreditation directly, but found that physician specialization had effect on outcome of ovarian cancer patients [ 34].
Surprisingly, the influence of ICU specialization on patient outcomes has only been studied for a single diagnosis.
We performed a systematic literature search to identify all relevant publications on the relationship between provider volume or specialization and clinical outcomes.
It is assumed that the degree of specialization is the outcome of an underlying optimization problem where each couple maximizes its combined utility function.
The connection between specialization and improved outcome is often attributed to optimized i.e.e
Future work could then examine if the more recent changes in house prices and their interaction with banks' specialization patterns has affected outcomes other than the supply of credit, such as employment levels.
Our analyses suggest that there are predictable "winners" and "losers" of evolutionary arms races and the results of this study highlight the fact that breeding system and the degree of specialization can influence the outcome.
While alliances are widely acknowledged to facilitate knowledge transfers across firms, alliances also allow partnering firms to combine technological capabilities toward joint innovation outcomes through complementary specialization.
Future studies should extend our understanding of the relationship among ward or clinical specialization, discharge functioning, and discharge outcomes.
