Investigating sources of inefficiency in residential mental health facilities

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Kontodimopoulos, Nick ^a   Bellali, Thalia ^a   Labiris, Georgios ^a   Niakas, Dimitris ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Greece; Mental health; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SALARY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREECE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 33745957202     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-005-7981-4     Document Type: Article

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