Equitable resource allocation and operational efficiency evaluation

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 143-167

  Gao, Jian ^a   Campbell, James ^a   Lovell, C A Knox ^b  

^a VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Efficiency; Quality; Resource allocation; Risk adjustment; Stochastic frontier

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30044451225     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2006.007877     Document Type: Article

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