Health systems performance: A Statewide analysis

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Bhat, Vasanthakumar N ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data envelopment analysis; Health system efficiency; Health system performance; Pharmaceutical consumption; Supply of nurses; Supply of physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; NURSE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038441448     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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