Impact of network and system use on hospital X-inefficiency

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-79

  Rosko, Michael D ^a   Proenca, Jose ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health networks; Hospital X inefficiency; Systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH NETWORK; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844280116     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200501000-00010     Document Type: Article

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