The implications of legislative controls on private hospitals in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lee, Kwee Heng, Ariffin, Raja Noriza Raja, Abdullah, Nik Rosnah Wan
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya 2018
• Subjects: HC Economic History and Conditions; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21523/; https://ijie.um.edu.my/article/view/10999/7658

The emergence of proprietary private hospitals in the 1980s has led to a rise in cost of health care services, variation in care and increase in adverse events. These have contributed to societal concerns prompting the authorities to enforce Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 (Act 5...