Cost inefficiency and mortality rates in Florida hospitals

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-431

  Deily, Mary E ^a   McKay, Niccie L ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital costs; Hospital efficiency; Hospital mortality; Hospital outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 33646029091     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1078     Document Type: Article

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