A quality-adjusted cost function in a regulated industry: The case of Dutch nursing homes

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-211

  Blank, Jos L T ^a   Eggink, Evelien ^a  

^a Social and Cultural Planning Office   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost function efficiency; Nursing homes; Quality adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; COST ALLOCATION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035461299     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011496832304     Document Type: Article

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