Hospital ownership and operating efficiency: Evidence from Taiwan

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 159, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 513-527

  Chang, Hsihui ^a,b   Cheng, Mei Ai ^c   Das, Somnath ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Health care; Health services; Hospital ownership; National health insurance; Operating efficiency

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PUBLIC POLICY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL OWNERSHIP; OPERATING EFFICIENCY;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 3042854524     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00412-0     Document Type: Article

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