Electronic medical record use and efficiency: A DEA and windows analysis of hospitals

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-216

  Kazley, Abby Swanson ^a   Ozcan, Yasar A ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DEA; EMR use; Health information technology; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

EID: 64049099451     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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