Trends in hospital efficiency among metropolitan markets

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-97

  Wang, Bill Binglong ^a   Ozcan, Yasar A ^b   Wan, Thomas T H ^b   Harrison, Jeff ^c  

^a National Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Heritage Insurance Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Hospital efficiency; MSAs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MARKETING; PRODUCTIVITY;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032769490     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020585118381     Document Type: Article

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