Scale and scope efficiencies through hospital consolidations

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1049-1068

  Preyra, Colin ^a,b   Pink, George ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost function; Hospital mergers; Scale; Scope

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDEX METHOD; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33749989602     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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