Do mergers enhance the performance of hospital efficiency?

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 801-811

  Harris, J ^a   Ozgen, H ^a   Ozcan, Y ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Hospitals; Mergers; Performance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); HORIZONTAL MERGERS; HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY; LONGITUDINAL DATA; RETURNS-TO-SCALE MODELS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034225243     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600869     Document Type: Article

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