Efficiency of federal hospitals in the United States

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-422

  Harrison, Jeffrey P ^a   Coppola, M Nicholas ^b   Wakefield, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis; DEA; federal hospital efficiency; hospital efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, FEDERAL; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10844254088     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOMS.0000041168.28200.8c     Document Type: Article

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