An analysis of hospital efficiency and productivity growth using the Luenberger indicator

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-381

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Gomes De Menezes, António ^b   Peypoch, Nicolas ^c   Solonandrasana, Bernardin ^c   Vieira, José Cabral ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Directional distance function; Efficiency change; Hospitals; Luenberger productivity indicator; Portugal; Productivity growth; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PORTUGAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 58149182171     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9043-6     Document Type: Article

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