Comparing the agreement among alternative models in evaluating HMO efficiency

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 509-528

  Bryce, Cindy L ^a   Engberg, John B ^a   Wholey, Douglas R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency analysis; Health maintenance organizations; Stochastic production frontiers

Indexed keywords

CASE MIX; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INVESTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0034047824     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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