Do mergers improve hospital productivity?

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1071-1080

  Ferrier, G D ^a,c   Valdmanis, V G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis: Malmquist index; Hospitals; Mergers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMO); MALMQUIST INDEX; MERGERS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 5444230192     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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