Testing the hospital value proposition: An empirical analysis of efficiency and quality

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-349

  Huerta, Timothy R ^a   Ford, Eric W ^a,b   Peterson, Lori T ^a   Brigham, Keith H ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Organizational efficiency; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MARKET; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BENCHMARKING; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OWNERSHIP; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55549111230     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000318770.82642.c6     Document Type: Article

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