The impact of managerial and organizational aspects on hospital wards' efficiency: Evidence from a case study

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 280-293

  Ancarani, A ^a   Di Mauro, C ^b   Giammanco, M D ^b  

^a Economica ed Estimativa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Hospital; OR in health services; Organization

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; KETONES; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CASE STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL; HOSPITAL WARDS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; OR IN HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCIES;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 54049090510     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.11.046     Document Type: Article

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