The effect of activity-based financing on hospital efficiency: A panel data analysis of DEA efficiency scores 1992-2000

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-283

  Biørn, Erik ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^a   Iversen, Tor ^a   Magnussen, Jon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

DEA scores; Efficiency; Financing; Norway; Panel data; Public hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; NORWAY; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COST ALLOCATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL COSTS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORWAY;

EID: 3543146067     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026212820367     Document Type: Article

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