Estimating technical efficiency in the hospital sector with panel data: A comparison of parametric and non-parametric techniques

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-116

  Siciliani, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SCORING SYSTEM;

COST CONTROL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33747054203     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200605020-00004     Document Type: Article

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