Measuring efficiency in clinical departments

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Magnussen, Jon ^a   Nyland, Kari ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DRG; Hospital costs; Hospital efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; NORWAY;

EID: 43949110970     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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