Identifying and studying “best-performing” services: An application of DEA to long-term care

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-251

  Duffy, jo Ann M ^a   Fitzsimmons, James A ^b   Jain, Nikhil ^c  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c i2 Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Long term care; Nursing homes; Performance measurement (quality); Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744732129     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770610668767     Document Type: Article

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