Hospital capacity management decisions: Emphasis on cost control and quality enhancement

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 596-614

  Li, Ling ^a   Benton, W C ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity management; Cost control; Health care systems; Quality assurance; Structural equation modeling; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037401477     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00225-4     Document Type: Article

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