Market structure and technical efficiency in the hospital services industry: A DEA approach

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-524

  Bates, Laurie J ^a   Mukherjee, Kankana ^b   Santerre, Rexford E ^c  

^a Bryant College   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Hospital services; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; UNITED STATES;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745809859     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558706288842     Document Type: Article

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