Analysis of uncompensated hospital care using a DEA model of output congestion

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-188

  Ferrier, Gary D ^a   Rosko, Michael D ^b   Valdmanis, Vivian G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion; DEA; Hospital efficiency; Uncompensated care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 33745978468     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-006-7665-8     Document Type: Article

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